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Harare High Court
Roland Jack van den Berg v Warhurst Attorneys
HH 73-25
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
11 February 2025
Citation
HH 73-25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWHH 73
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Exception
Bench
Presiding
Dube-Banda J
Full Bench
Dube-Banda J
Areas of Law
DelictProfessional negligenceCivil procedure
Keywords
Negligent misrepresentationConveyancer duty of carePatrimonial lossTitle deedsShare certificate
Tags
Professional negligenceConveyancerLex AquiliaException procedure
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules, 2021
- High Court Rules, 2021
- High Court Rules, 2021
- High Court Rules, 2021
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff has established a cause of action under the Lex Aquilia","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant's alleged negligence, plaintiff's claimed patrimonial loss"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's claim is vague and embarrassing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Refusal to annex agreement, calculation of damages"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff sued the defendant law firm for US$60,000 damages alleging professional negligence in its capacity as conveyancer. The plaintiff claimed the defendant negligently misrepresented that a property had title deeds when it only had a share certificate, and drafted an agreement with incorrect property description, causing him patrimonial loss.
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