{"issue_text":"Whether the application for reinstatement was filed within the 21-day period prescribed by Rule 36","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Date applicant became aware of abandonment, date application filed"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought reinstatement of his matter which had been deemed abandoned under Rule 46. The respondent raised a preliminary objection that the application was filed four days late, requiring condonation. The applicant explained he only became aware of the abandonment when he personally investigated after his legal practitioners failed to communicate with him.
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