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Harare High Court

The Law Society of Zimbabwe v Kudzai Mukanhari

HH 361-21

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
9 July 2021
Citation
HH 361-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 361
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application

Bench

Presiding
Musakwa J
Full Bench
Chatukuta J (Chairperson)Musakwa J (Deputy Chairperson)S. Moyo (Member)D. Kanokanga (Member)
Areas of Law
Legal practitioner disciplineProfessional ethics
Keywords
Unprofessional conductDishonourable conductDeregistrationLegal practitioner ethics
Tags
Legal practitioner disciplineProfessional misconductDeregistration
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • Legal Practitioners Act
  • Legal Practitioners Act
  • Land Acquisition Act
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Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent's conduct constituted unprofessional, dishonourable or unworthy conduct warranting deregistration","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Surreptitious client communication, scheme to defeat Land Acquisition Act, intemperate language"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent, a legal practitioner registered since 2011, engaged in unethical conduct by surreptitiously communicating with a fellow practitioner's client (Foly Cornishe (Pvt) Ltd) and proposing schemes to defeat the Land Acquisition Act. She used intemperate language against fellow practitioner Linda Chipato and bypassed proper professional channels.
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