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Commercial And Corporate [2022] ZAECMKHC 37

Legal Practice Council v Rubushe (181/2020)

Legal Practice Council v Rubushe (181/2020) [2022] ZAECMKHC 37 (7 June 2022)

The court found that the attorney engaged in unethical overreaching in relation to contingency fee billing and non-compliance with statutory requirements.

  • Contingency Fee Agreements
  • Overreaching
  • Legal Practitioner Ethics
  • Costs Assessment
  • Contingency-fee-agreements
  • Legal-practitioner-ethics
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Civil Procedure [2022] ZAMPMBHC 33

Mucavele v Health MEC Mpumalanga (3352/2016)

Mucavele v Health MEC Mpumalanga (3352/2016) [2022] ZAMPMBHC 33 (16 May 2022)

Leave to appeal was dismissed after the court held the attorney fee arrangement was an invalid contingency fee agreement and raised ethical concerns.

  • Contingency Fee Agreements
  • Legal Practitioner Ethics
  • Fee Agreement Enforceability
  • Medical Negligence
  • Party And Party Costs
  • Contingency-fee-agreements
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Civil Procedure [2017] ZALMPTHC 2

Moyo v Minister of Police (749/2014)

Moyo v Minister of Police (749/2014) [2017] ZALMPTHC 2 (6 February 2017)

A High Court attorney appeared without the required right-of-appearance certificate and misled the court. The judge referred the matter for professional investigation.

  • Right Of Appearance
  • Professional Misconduct
  • Legal Practitioner Ethics
  • Right-of-appearance
  • Professional-misconduct
  • Legal-ethics
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