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DENTON v DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE 1989 (3) ZLR 41 (H)

1989 (3) ZLR p41

Citation

1989 (3) ZLR 41 (H)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Greenland J

Heard

2 October 1989

Judgment

18 October 1989

Counsel

D A Matyszak for the plaintiff
Miss E F Ndewere for the defendant

Case Type

Special plea

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Agency — knowledge acquired by an agent — when can be imputed to principal — legal practitioners receiving information important to client — whether client can be said to have knowledge thereof.

Legal practitioners — duties to clients — duty to communicate information received which is of importance to client.

Revenue and public finance — Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 177] — s 178 — prescription of actions — when prescription starts to run knowledge of cause of action — summons against Director in respect of "anything done under the Act" — whether applies to seizure of vehicle without specific authority from Act.

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