Modimo, LSB battle reaches CoA

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A private attorney charged with professional misconduct by the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) has approached the Court of Appeal (CoA) seeking a review of the charges and the setting aside of his guilty verdict.

The LSB disciplinary committee had found Abel Modimo of Modimo & Associates guilty of unprofessional conduct for overreaching a collection commission from a client. He lost the case at the High Court.

Modimo had applied for judicial review to set aside the determination of the LSB disciplinary committee following an order to refund the Southern African Furniture Manufactures company P34,812. He was fined P3, 000.

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