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Bulawayo High Court
Matupula Hunters (Pvt) Ltd v Lodzi Hunters (Pvt) Ltd
HB 42/22
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
17 February 2022
Citation
HB 42/22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHB 42
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Dube-Banda J
Full Bench
Dube-Banda J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureLegal Practitioner Conduct
Keywords
PostponementCosts de bonis propriisProfessional negligence
Tags
PostponementCostsLegal practitioner negligence
legislation
Statutes Cited
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether costs de bonis propriis should be awarded against legal practitioners","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Legal practitioner's failure to renounce agency, failure to attend trial, conflicting explanations"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Ncube Attorneys should be penalized for their conduct","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Eleventh hour briefing of counsel, failure to file renunciation"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The defendant failed to attend trial on 2 February 2022, resulting in an application for postponement. The court considered whether costs should be awarded against the defendant's legal practitioners due to their alleged negligence in failing to notify the defendant of the set-down date and failing to renounce agency to allow new practitioners to assume agency.
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