Durban attorney Ahmed Amod remains adamant that he has done nothing wrong regarding a dubious property scheme which is now the subject of litigation that could see his sequestration.

He argues that he should not be in the dock for merely acting on instruction from one of his clients, estate agent Shanell Sewpersad.

He told the Mail & Guardian this would form the basis of the legal arguments when the matter is heard again in January in the KZN High Court (Durban).

‘I reiterate that my role was limited to that of an attorney administering funds on behalf of my client, Sewpersad. The applicant’s interpretation of any of my actions as unlawful are incorrect and a misrepresentation of the facts,’ Amod said.

This is the latest round of a legal showdown between well-known Durban businessman Andrey Marimuthu and Amod.

Marimuthu filed the legal application, seeking Amod’s sequestration, alleging that he had paid millions into Amod’s trust account.

The money was apparently meant for the purchase of properties at The Pearls in Umhlanga.

Marimuthu asserts in his court application that he was duped into the scheme because he was under the impression that the millions would later be handed over to conveyancing attorneys for the purchase of what he was told were distressed sales.

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