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Harare High Court
Maxwell Matsvimbo Sibanda v Scanlen & Holderness and Evans Talent Moyo and K Musimwa Musimwa & Associates
HH 673-18
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
24 October 2018
Citation
HH 673-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 673
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Exception
Bench
Presiding
CHAREWA J
Full Bench
CHAREWA J
Areas of Law
DelictProfessional negligenceCivil procedure
Keywords
PrescriptionExceptionLegal practitionersNegligent representationArbitral awardDefault judgment
Tags
Professional negligenceLegal malpracticePrescriptionException
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No specific statutes were cited in this judgment. The court applied general common law principles regarding
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the plaintiff's summons and declaration disclose a cause of action","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff's vague allegations of defendants \"killing\" his cases"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the plaintiff's claims have prescribed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claims arose between 2011-2015, summons issued in 2018"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff, a self-actor, sued his former legal practitioners alleging they negligently handled his cases between 2011-2014, causing him to lose various judgments and awards totaling over US$500,000. The defendants excepted to the summons and declaration, arguing they disclosed no cause of action and that the claims had prescribed.
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