On 1st December 2020 we ordered that the respondent’s name be deleted from the register of legal practitioners, notaries and conveyancers. A request has been made for our reasons for purposes of appeal.
The respondent was admitted to practice law in 2011. At the time of the present allegations he was employed as a professional assistant by Magwaliba and Kwirira Legal Practitioners in Chiredzi. He was made to appear before this tribunal on allegations of misappropriation of trust funds and theft. More
The respondent was registered to practice law in this country on 5 March 1997. The applicant seeks the deletion of the respondent’s name from the register of legal practitioners, notaries and conveyancers on account of several complaints of misconduct. More
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
