KATSANDE v WELTHUNGER HILFE & ANOR 2013 (2) ZLR 596 (H)
Citation | 2013 (2) ZLR 596 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH- 396-13 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Mathonsi J |
Heard | 30 October 2013; CAV |
Judgment | 6 November 2013 |
Counsel | M E Motsi, for the applicant |
Case Type | Civil trial |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Contract – formation – implied – vicarious liability – not a basis for creation of contract – no privity of contract
Costs – legal practitioner and client scale – senior lawyer pursuing claim based on no recognizable principle of law – costs on higher scale warranted
Legal practitioner – fees – claim for – fees not agreed in advance – client entitled to challenge fee – impropriety of suing for fees when bill has not been taxed and where fee not agreed in advance
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