On 9 July 2021 the respondent was found guilty of unprofessional, dishonourable and unworthy conduct. He had been charged with contravening s 23 (1) (c) of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27:07] (the Act) as read with sections 70 E and 70F of the Law Society of Zimbabwe Regulations, 1982 (SI 314 of 1982) and s 23 (2) (b) of the Act. It had been alleged that he failed:
(a) to provide his client with a comprehensive debt collection report;
(b) to account for the deposit the client had paid to his firm.
(c) to renounce agency at the request... More
The applicant applied for an order for the deletion of the respondent’s name from the register of legal practitioners, notaries public and conveyancers. The applicant also sought an order for the respondent to pay expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings. More
The respondent is a legal practitioner practising under the style of Lawman Chimuriwo Attorneys at Law. He set up the firm with another legal practitioner in 2012 soon after registration as a legal practitioner. He was registered on 7th January 2009. The applicant contends that the respondent should be found guilty of unprofessional, dishonourable and unworthy conduct arising from complaints brought to its attention by Mr Kenias and Mrs Farai Mafukidze (the Mafukidzes). The applicant filed the present application seeking an order for the deletion of the respondent’s name from the register of legal practitioners, notaries and conveyancers. It is... More
This is an application for the deletion of the respondent’s name from the Register of Legal Practitioners, Notaries Public and Conveyancers and payment of expenses incurred by the applicant in connection with these proceedings. The respondent is alleged to have acted at the same time for two different parties where the interests of the parties were conflicted or were bound to be conflicted. He sold the immovable property of a client without the client’s authority or an order of court. After selling the immovable property and receiving the purchase price, he failed to remit the balance of purchase price to... More
On 28th of February 2013, one Pia Violet Jumo lodged a complaint with the applicant against the respondent. The complaint is based on the following facts which are largely common cause. The complainant and her husband (the complainants) entered into an agreement of sale with one Blessing Tusaumwe (the seller) in terms of which they purchased an immovable property from the seller for a sum of US$27 000. The transaction was facilitated by a real estate and property management company known as Tshukudu Properties & Management (the company). The respondent, who is the principal of the law firm Baera &... More
