Meron Matewere v First Transfer Secretaries (Pvt) Ltd

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff authorized defendant to deal in his Class \"A\" Econet shares","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Plaintiff's email instruction of 12 June 2017"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant failed to exercise due diligence and was negligent","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Defendant's processing procedures, verification steps"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant misrepresented to Econet Wireless (Pvt) Ltd","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Communications between defendant and Econet"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant is bound by the Deed of Settlement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Deed of Settlement terms, defendant not a party"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's claim is prescribed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Cause of action arose June 2017, summons July 2020"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether claim is res judicata","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Prior judgment HH 585-19 dismissed same claim"}

Background