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register. Mwonzora, who operates Mwonzora and Associates, was convicted by the Law Society Council of professional misconduct after he allegedly used a forged or irregular notice of appeal in a bid to stop eviction of his clients from a disputed property.
LSZ now wants Mwonzora banned from practising as a legal practitioner in Zimbabwe.
Eight other lawyers who also face the axe for various professional breaches and had their cases deferred to June 21 and May 31 this year.
Rudo Kanyenze, Emmanuel Ndizeye, Tendai Hangazha, Puwai Chiutsi and Tapera Sengweni would be back for hearing on May 31.
Mlweliwenkululeko Ncube and Cremmah Chipere would appear before the tribunal on June 21 together with Mwonzora.
While the LSZ application was pending at the LPDT, Mwonzora mounted his own application to have the decision by the Law Society Council reviewed.
Mwonzora was found guilty on misconduct after he drove to a clerk of court’s house in Tafara on a Saturday and brought her to the High Court where she accepted and stamped the notice of appeal.
It was LSZ’s finding that such applications could not be lodged on a weekend and that the date stamp used was not the proper one. The stamp had an inscription “The High of the High Court” instead of “The High Court of Zimbabwe”.
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In Mwonzora’s application for review, he argued that he had a good defence in the matter and that the Law Society Council arrived at the decision without hearing his mitigation.
Mwonzora denies the allegations of professional misconduct and that the registrar was simply doing her job.
He indicated that there was nothing wrong in the manner the appeal was filed and that there was no forgery or fraud. It is LSZ argument that Ncube, while working with Munjanja and Associates received money in trust after a property sale but failed to produce it upon demand, thereby suggesting that he had misappropriated the funds.
Ndizeye is alleged to have received sums of money from some clients but he failed to do the job he was paid for.
Hangazha is alleged to have misappropriated US$18 000 that he held in trust following the sale of a Chitungwiza house. He allegedly raised the defence that one of his employees had forged his signature and withdrew the money from the bank account. Hangazha also faces several other allegations including failing to do the job he had been paid for.
Chiutsi is alleged to have received US$11 000 on behalf of his client but failed to remit the money.
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