LAW SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE v MINISTER OF TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS & ANOR 2004 (1) ZLR 257 (S)
Citation | 2004 (1) ZLR 257 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-59-03 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Chidyausiku CJ, Sandura JA, Cheda JA, Malaba JA & Gwaunza JA |
Heard | 15 May 2003 |
Judgment | 3 March 2004 |
Counsel | A.P de Bourbon SC, for the applicant |
Case Type | Constitutional application |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 20 — right to freedom of expression, to receive and impart ideas etc — lawyer-client privilege — subsumed under generality of section — Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12:05] — s 98(2) — right given to President to direct interception of postal articles etc — s 103 — right given to President to give directions to licensees — a breach of rights guaranteed by s 20 — unfettered discretion given with no mechanism to prevent abuse — not justifiable in a democratic society
Legal practitioner — privilege — lawyer — client privilege — extent of privilege — not absolute nor specifically guaranteed under Constitution — limitations on lawyer-client privilege
Statutes — Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12:05] — s 98(2) — right given to President to direct interception of postal articles etc — s 103 — right given to President to give directions to licensees — constitutionality of such provisions
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