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BDO Zimbabwe Chartered Accountants v Robin Vela and The Auditor General of Zimbabwe v Robin Vela and BDO Zimbabwe Chartered Accountants
[2022] ZWSC 61
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
10 June 2022
Citation
[2022] ZWSC 61
Judgment No.
SC 258/20
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
BHUNU JA
Full Bench
BHUNU JAMATHONSI JACHIWESHE JA
Areas of Law
Administrative lawConstitutional law
Keywords
Administrative authorityJudicial reviewForensic auditLocus standiPartnership
Tags
Judicial reviewAdministrative actionForensic auditPartnership locus standi
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Administrative Justice Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Audit Office Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a private partnership has locus standi to sue and be sued in its own name","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"BDO is partnership conducting business as BDO Zimbabwe Chartered Accountants"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether BDO's conduct in conducting forensic audit constituted administrative action subject to judicial review","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"BDO contracted by Auditor General to conduct audit of NSSA"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
BDO Zimbabwe Chartered Accountants, a private partnership, conducted a forensic audit of NSSA at the request of the Auditor General. Robin Vela, former NSSA board chairman, successfully applied to the High Court to review and set aside the audit report on grounds of procedural irregularities and bias.
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