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Debswana spy scandal: Court zooms on liability

Friday, March 18, 2022 | 130 Views |

The judge presiding over the P110 million ‘spy work’ suit against Debswana Diamond Company, Justice Abednego Tafa has called Debswana and its former Spymaster, Mompoloki Motshidi of Infotrac to make time to advise him on the ‘Turquand rule’ which prevents a company from avoiding liability on an unauthorised contract due to noncompliance with an internal requirement.

Justice Tafa's call came after Debswana lawyer; John Carr-Hartley of Armstrong Attorneys called for the case to be thrown out of court citing strong prohibitive internal processes.

One such was the one that played out in court when the former Permanent Secretary to the President, Carter Morupisi who is a former chairperson of the Debswana board of directors admitted that he was aware of Motshidi’s debt.

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