Tichaona Govere t/a Govere Law Chambers v Blessing Mashangwa and S. Mzisa N.O. and Master of the High Court N.O.

HH 827-17

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

13 December 2017

Citation

HH 827-17

Neutral Citation

[2017] ZWHH 827

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

TAGU J

Full Bench

TAGU J

Areas of Law

Legal PracticeContract LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Contingency FeeOral AgreementIllegal AgreementProvisional OrderUrgent Chamber Application

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the matter is urgent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Discovery of payment on 20 November 2017, filing on 24 November 2017"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the oral contingency fee agreement is illegal and unenforceable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Agreement was oral and made before SI 154 of 2014"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is entitled to interim relief","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"First respondent received US$200,000, applicant not paid"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a legal practitioner, claims a 10% contingency fee from a judgment debt recovery. The first respondent, his client, allegedly received US$200,000 without informing him. The applicant sought an urgent interdict to secure future payments into a trust account pending determination of his claim.

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