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MUFUNDISI v RUSERE 2008 (2) ZLR 264 (H)

2008 (2) ZLR p264

Citation

2008 (2) ZLR 264 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-22-09

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Bere J

Heard

6 November 2008

Judgment

6 November 2008

Counsel

No appearance for the applicant
C Chipere, for the respondent

Case Type

Urgent chamber application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Legal practitioner – conduct and ethics – refusal to accept court process – practitioner having obtained order in ex parte application – order granted erroneously – practitioner refusing to accept notice of set-down for fresh hearing – such conduct unethical and unacceptable

Practice and procedure – application – ex parte application – court's discretion to allow affected party to be heard – High Court Rules 1971 – r 244 – proviso to – r 246(1) – purpose of these provisions – protection for litigants in ex parte applications

Practice and procedure – judgment – correction of – judgment or order erroneously granted in absence of party affected thereby – judge mero motu invoking provisions of r 449 of High Court Rules 1971

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