The applicant seeks the deletion of the respondent’s name from the register of legal practitioners. The respondent is a legal practitioner registered with the applicant. At the material time he was and is still the senior partner in Muringi Kamdefwere Legal Practitioners (the respondent’s law firm). He is alleged to have contravened s 23 (1) (d) and s 23(1)(c) of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27:07] as read with By-Law 70E and 70F of the Law Society of Zimbabwe By-laws, 1982 (SI 314/1982) (By-Laws) in the following respects:
a) he failed to pay promptly to client money deposited in his... More
The respondent is a legal practitioner practising under the style of Puwayi Chiutsi Legal Practitioners. He was registered as such on 9 November 1992. The applicant contends that the respondent should be found guilty of unprofessional, dishonourable and unworthy conduct arising from complaints brought to its attention by Eliot Rogers, the Honourable Mr Justice MANGOTA and Albert Mazhindu. The complaint by Eliot Rogers was that the respondent had abused funds he was supposed to hold in trust on behalf of Rogers. The complaint by Albert Mazhindu was that the respondent had forcibly ejected him from a house he was renting... More
This is a case where the respondent does not have any defence to offer to the allegations against him. The evidence against the respondent is overwhelming and largely corroborated by the respondent in his counter-statement and supplementary heads of argument. More
In the two separate applications the applicant seeks orders that the respondents’ names be deleted from the register of legal practitioners plus expenses incurred in instituting the proceedings. The respondents are registered legal practitioners. It is averred by the applicant that the respondents have conducted themselves in an unprofessional manner. This is because prior to the respondents’ admission as legal practitioners they were convicted of a criminal offence. The respondents did not disclose the convictions to the applicant upon applying to be registered as legal practitioners. More
: The respondent was registered as a legal practitioner in March 1995. He practiced for two years before joining Tedco Industries from January 1997 to December 2003. Thereafter he, in January 2004, returned to private practice and has been practicing law since then. He practices under the style Madanhi, Mugadza & Company Attorneys At Law.The applicant filed the present application seeking an order for the deregistration of the respondent as a Legal Practitioner, Notary Public and Conveyancer. It moved us to direct the respondent to pay the applicant’s expenses incurred in connection with these proceedings.
The applicant alleges that the... More
The respondent is a registered legal practitioner, being the senior partner of Messrs Muskwe and Associates. He was admitted as a legal practitioner on 4 March 1985. The applicant filed the present application alleging that the respondent contravened s 23 (1) (d) of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27:07] as read with s 3 (7) of the Legal Practitioners (Code of Conduct) By-Laws, 2018 (Statutory Instrument 37 of 2018) and sections 70E and 70F of the Law Society of Zimbabwe By-Laws, 1982 (Statutory Instrument 314 of 1982) in that he: More
The Respondent is a registered legal practitioner who at the material time practised law under the style Gunje & Chasakara Law firm. The Applicant filed the present application seeking the deregistration of the Respondent as a Legal Practitioner, Notary Public and Conveyancer and that the Respondent pay the Applicant’s expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings. It is alleged that the Respondent is guilty of unprofessional, dishonourable and unworthy conduct in terms of Section 23(2)(b) of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27:07] and has contravened Section 23(1)(c) of the Legal Practitioners Act as read with By Laws 70E and 70F(2)... More
The respondent is a registered legal practitioner carrying on the business and practice of a legal practitioner under the name of Muchandibaya and Associates. He is a senior partner in the firm. More
The Deposit Protection Corporation filed the present application in its capacity as the liquidator of Afrasia Bank Zimbabwe Limited. The liquidator sought an order for the impeachment of first respondent’s share repurchase scheme codified under a Binding Memorandum of Agreement executed on 5 September 2013. This agreement was signed by Kingdom Bank Limited, Afrasia Kingdom Zimbabwe Limited, Crustmoon Investments (Pvt) Ltd, Afrasia Kingdom Holdings Limited, Nigel Muranganwa Kudzai Chanakira, Afrasia Holdings Limited and Charles Wawn. More
This matter was placed before me on my opposed roll of matters.
The facts are these. In 2014, the first respondent which is the Zimbabwe Board Examinations Council made a series of investments by way of fixed-deposits with the applicant bank. They were as follows:-
a) US$5000,000-00, on the 19th May 2014 maturing on the 18th June 2014 with a maturity value of US$505,416-67;
b) US$500,000-00 on the 22nd May 2014 maturing on the 23rd June 2014 with a maturity value of US$505,777-78; and
c) US$500,000-00 on the 27th May 2014 maturing on the 26th June 2014 with a maturity... More
This matter came before me as an urgent application. With the consent of the parties and at the request of the parties that I issue a final order in the matter, I gave directions for further affidavits and heads of argument to be filed by the parties and thereafter heard the matter. More
On 23 January 2012, the applicant issued summons against the respondent (first defendant in the main action) and Messrs Manase and Manase Legal Practitioners as the second defendant. The action was for:-
“(a) payment of USD 9 643-20 due and owing to the plaintiff
(b) Interest on the said amount at the prescribed rate calculated from
the 21st of September 2011 to the date of full and final payment both dates inclusive.
(c) Costs of suit”. More
On 6 November, 2000 the first respondent, Tecla Mvembe (“Tecla”) sold to Max Management (Private) Limited (“Max”) a certain piece of land called 60 A Newwalk, Woodlands Road of Hilton of Subdivision A of Waterfalls (“the property”). The property is situated in the District of Salisbury. It is 25, 0532 hectares in extent. More
This is an application for rescission of two judgments entered against the applicant in case No. HC 6759/2000 and case No HC 6442/00 both granted on 6 February 2002 in favour of the 1st and 2nd respondents respectively. The matters had been consolidated into one by an order of the court granted on 16 January 2001 More
MUZENDA J: On 27 March 2025 at Mutare, after hearing the parties in hearing of an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending finalization of an action pending at this court which is awaiting a request for setting down for trial, I granted the following interim order:
“It is Ordered that: More
