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Contempt of Court re: Conduct Towards Judicial Officers, Scandalising the Court or Murmuring Judges & Sub Judice Rule

SSC113-00 : IN RE: PATRICK ANTHONY CHINAMASA vs X
Ruled By: GUBBAY CJ, McNALLY JA, EBRAHIM JA, MUCHECHETERE JA and SANDURA JA

I. INTRODUCTIONIn August 1999, three nationals of the United States of America, Gary George Blanchard, Joseph Wendell Pettijohn, and John Lamonte Dixon, were jointly indicted with the commission of two offences:(i) The first was a contravention of section 7(1)(a) of the Aircraft (Offences) Act [Chapter 9:01], as read with section ...
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HHB345-16 : NQOBILE KHUMALO vs THE PRESIDING MAGISTRATE N.O. (MR MZINGAYE MOYO) and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL N.O.
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

A legal practitioner has the right to criticize the court's judgment but the right to freedom of expression does not permit the making of wild and unproven comments imputing corrupt or improper motives on judicial officers as this would create a real and substantial risk of impairing public confidence in ...
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HHH765-15 : JOSPHAT MUKWEMU vs MAGISTRATE SANYATWE N.O. and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

If it had not been that it goes to the very root of the Declaration of Rights contained in Chapter 4 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, in particular the right of every person to choose and be represented by a legal practitioner of their choice before any court of law, ...
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SSC46-12 : CHARLES KWARAMBA vs THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE BHUNU N.O.
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ

The legal practitioners representing Mr Charles Kwaramba (hereinafter referred to as "the applicant") placed before the Registrar of this Court the following letter:"REQUEST FOR DIRECTIONSWe act on behalf of Mr Charles Kwaramba at whose instance we write. Mr Kwaramba, who is a legal practitioner and an officer of this Court, ...
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