Willie Tapera Mhishi v The Medical & Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent's deponent had authority to depose to the opposing affidavit.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Deponent was an employee of the respondent, a corporate body."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent's conduct amounted to perjury.","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Contradictory letters from the respondent's registrar."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant adopted the wrong procedure by not approaching the Health Professions Authority first.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant bypassed the Authority and approached the court directly."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant should have cited the respondent's chairman.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The respondent's chairman was not cited as a party."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant was entitled to reasons for the respondent's decision.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant requested reasons; respondent failed to provide them."}

Background