Knox Mbazima v Tobacco Association of Zambia (HP/ARB 9 of 2015) [2017] ZMHC 458 (13 July 2017)
The applicant's advocates were granted leave to withdraw due to insufficient instructions from the applicant.
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- Citation
- [2017] ZMHC 458
- Parties
- Applicant: Knox Mbazima; Respondent: Tobacco Association of Zambia
- Court
- High Court of Zambia
- Jurisdiction
- Zambia
- Case Number
- HP/ARB 9 of 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Registration and Enforcement of an Arbitral Award / Ruling on Advocates' Application to Withdraw
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Withdrawal of Advocates, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
- Source Language
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Parties
Knox Mbazima
Applicant
Tobacco Association of Zambia
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Registration and Enforcement of an Arbitral Award / Ruling on Advocates' Application to Withdraw
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the advocates for the applicant should be granted leave to withdraw from acting
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant's advocates were granted leave to withdraw due to insufficient instructions from the applicant.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Messrs Lloyd Jones forthwith cease to act for the applicant and are struck off the record as advocates for the applicant
Full Case Text
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR ZAMBIA (cid:9) AT THE PRINCIPAL REGISTRY HOLDEN AT LUSAKA (Civil Jurisdiction) 2015/HP/ARB/009 RT OF .../.1A1 • PRINCIPAL In the matter of the Arbitration Act No. 19 of 20('0 1 3 JUL 2011 AIN and In the matter of an Arbitration and In the matter of (cid:9) BETWEEN: KNOX MBAZIMA AND REGISTRY 9)( 50067, 1-1-1- „ An Application for registration and enforcement of an Arbitral Award Pursuant to section 18 of the Arbitration Act No. 19 of 2000 as read with Rule 16 of the Arbitration (Court Proceedings) Rules SI No. 75 of .2001 APPLICANT TOBACCO ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA RESPONDENT BEFORE HONORABLE JUSTICE MR. MWILA CHITABO, SC For the Applicant: N/A For the Respondent: N/A RULING (cid:9) (cid:9) Legislation referred to: 1. Rules of the Supreme Court of England, 1999 Edition, White Book This is an application by the Advocates for the Applicants to withdraw from acting for the Applicant. The gist of their application is that the Applicant has not sufficiently instructed his Advocates as deposed to in the supporting affidavit to the application. I will therefore grant leave to the Applicants Advocates to withdraw acting for the Applicant and it is hereby ordered that Messrs Lloyd Jones forthwith cease to act for the Applicant and are accordingly struck off the record as Advocates for the Applicant. Dated this (cid:9) Day of July, 2017 Mwila Chitabo, SC Judge