Areas of practice
Instructions are accepted from companies, boards, executives and individuals. Where a matter falls outside these areas, it is referred rather than attempted.
Corporate and commercial law
Company formation and restructuring, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, licence agreements and the negotiations that settle their terms. Compliance with the Companies Act, the Labour Act, the Income Tax Act and related legislation.
Foreign investment and exchange control
Strategic advice to companies entering Zimbabwe on investment, banking and labour legislation, on exchange control obligations and on externalisation, so that entry is structured correctly rather than corrected later.
Corporate governance and company secretarial
Board charters, schedules of delegated authority, the establishment of board committees and compliance control plans. Board packs, agendas and minutes, and statutory returns filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Commercial agreements and drafting
Joint venture and licence agreements, leases, memorandums of understanding, supply and service contracts, and contract templates built for the way a particular business actually trades.
Litigation and appellate advocacy
Representation in the Magistrates Court, the High Court, the Labour Court and the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, including pleadings, interlocutory applications, trial advocacy and civil appeals.
Alternative dispute resolution
Arbitration, negotiation, mediation and conciliation, used where they will close the matter faster and cheaper than litigation and leave the commercial relationship intact.
Labour and employment
Contracts of employment, codes of conduct, disciplinary process, retrenchment and dispute representation before the labour courts, tribunals and superior courts.
Telecommunications and regulatory
Interpretation of sector statutes and licence conditions, regulator engagement, procurement and tender issues, and compliance support for businesses operating under supervision.
Due diligence and risk
Diligence on deals and transactions before they close, with the risk mitigation written into the documents rather than reported after signature.
Legal research and expert opinions
Written opinions on evolving legislation and on questions a board needs settled in writing before it resolves, prepared to the standard they would face if tested.
Conveyancing and notarial work
Title deeds, bonds, notarial deeds and company documents, executed by a registered notary public and conveyancer of the High Court of Zimbabwe.
Board and executive advisory
Standing advice to chief executives and directors on decisions with legal consequence, including where the safer commercial course and the lawful course have to be reconciled.
