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Harare High Court
Standard Press (Private) Limited v Crispen Makedenge
HH 227-12
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
29 May 2012
Citation
HH 227-12
Neutral Citation
[2012] ZWHH 227
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Kudya J
Full Bench
Kudya J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureLegal Practitioner LiabilityCosts
Keywords
negotiorum gestiospecial plea in abatementcosts de bonis propiislegal practitioner negligenceimproper citation
Tags
negotiorum gestiospecial plea in abatementlegal practitioner negligencecosts de bonis propiis
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No statutes were cited in this judgment.
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the legal practitioner should bear costs de bonis propiis for professional incompetence","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Legal practitioner failed to properly cite party, opposed application unnecessarily"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought to intervene as negotiorum gestio in HC 8581/11 where the respondent had sued Patience Nyangove and Standard Newspaper. The applicant sought to file a special plea in abatement on behalf of Standard Newspaper due to improper citation. The respondent withdrew the action against Standard Newspaper and tendered wasted costs, but the applicant pursued the application for costs against the respondent's legal practitioners.
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