TRADOR (PVT) LTD v CHIDZAMBWA 1999 (1) ZLR 528 (H)

1999 (1) ZLR p528

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Costs — deprivation — legal practitioner incurring unnecessary costs — multiple claims brought separately when should have been consolidated — costs of only one action allowed

Legal practitioner — fees — deprivation of — legal practitioner incurring unnecessary costs — multiple claims brought separately when should have been consolidated — practitioner deprived of fees except in one action — duty — to litigate in the most economical way

Practice and procedure — judgment — default judgment — application for — multiple claims made against same defendant — should be brought by one summons