Our Expertise

With the increase in businesses and the constant changing in the environment, competition is necessary and in fact inevitable. However, this “game” has a set of rules which are also ever changing.

Endowed with both skill set and holding certification with UNCTAD Secretariat on Competition, the firm provides solutions for corporates in and around Africa in the following fields;

• Advice on Competition matters in Zimbabwe and Africa at large.
• Advisory on high-value mergers.
• Advisory on Competition law.
• Litigation, on the rise of a Competition dispute

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Equipped with legal experience in the Banking and Finance sectors, our team has demonstrable expertise. We assist our clients with navigation through the increasing complexity of banking and financial regulations in the region, including through those which traverse many jurisdictions for multinational transactions. We support our clients through;

• Banking laws and regulations
• Financial restructuring
• Litigation
• Agreements
• Bond and mortgage registration
• Transactional Advisory

With the continual development of technologies and industries, sources of energy to fuel them have never been in sharper demand. Consequently, the  laws and regulations that  govern the use, taxation and extraction of these energy sources is constantly evolving.

Our team has harnessed the requisite skills that every  global energy practitioner should possess including

• In-depth knowledge in international affairs affecting energy
• Diverse energy policies
• Geographical and environmental factors affecting energy variables
• Various individual and regional restrictions for investing, extracting, exporting and  importing energy.

Considering investing in Real estate? 

The global real estate market is growing in terms of complexity and sophistication, you need a legal team that can offer strategic transactional support on a broader spectrum. 

 Our areas of expertise include 

• Equity investment structures and joint ventures
• Acquisitions and disposals of real estate assets
• Commercial and industrial leasing
• Litigation and disputes
• Assessment of contract terms
• Transfer of property
• Procurement and tender process
• Project Management

We propagate the need to protect the interests of new inventions, software development, literature and all forms of design. Intellectual property in conjunction with technology is one of the world’s highest return investments.

• Registration of intellectual property rights both locally and internationally
• Maintain intellectual property register
• Intellectual property litigation enforcement and protection rights
• Trademarks and Copyrights

The commercial arena is rampant with agreements entered, disputes to be resolved and transactions to be made.

Our clients are secure in the knowledge that we are there to assist them through every process. We provide our clients with advice on legal implications behind each and every one of their operations and ensure that they follow the rule of law. Our service also advises on best business practices, never losing sight of our client’s visions and objectives as an organisation.

Our Corporate and Commercial law department is highly capable and has developed its skillset to provide competent legal services which span across all pillars of the economy.

We provide our clients with advice which achieves compliance with statutory provisions and regulations applicable to each respective jurisdiction.

The firm has facilitated several local and international transactions in line with the following fields;

• Corporate Advisory
• Corporate Due Diligence
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Deal structuring and negotiation
• Personal, Fiscal and other policy reviews, corporate by-laws & constitutions
• Capital Raising and Private Placements
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Transactional law
• Statutory and Regulatory Compliance.

As a law firm with a large focus on corporate law, we are well aware that corporates have a propensity to fall into disagreements with their employees. We assist our clients in solving problems in the most mutually beneficial and conciliatory manner possible.

Our advice encourages our clients to steer clear of unfair labour practices. The United Nations’ stance against slavery, forced and or child labour as well as that on labour conditions has given a definitive blow to abusive labour practices. Our advice is also guided by the Labour Act Chapter [28:01] and its relating regulations.

We can assist you through your dispute by providing the services of,

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Advisory on Compliance with Labour laws
• Restructuring and reorganising labour force.
• Drafting of Codes and policies
• Labour Legislation
• Provision of conciliation and arbitration services
• Chairing of labour and disciplinary committees.
• Prosecuting of labour and disciplinary committees.

As the world moves towards modernised and progressive lines, development and construction of new infrastructure which embraces these changes has become a real and urgent need. Our firm has equipped itself with tools to navigate this ever-changing field. Our clients benefit from the following

• Capital Raising
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Due Diligence and Risk Assessments.
• Project Management and Advisory
• Conveyancing
• Construction law.
• Housing By-Laws Advisory
• Architectural Design Copyright

As a firm which provides services to several foreign nationals and multinational clients, we provide comprehensive service including advisory on immigration laws and regulations in Zimbabwe. We are well versed with this field of law as several of the projects we participate in require expertise which is often outsourced from beyond our region. We assist our clients in visa acquisitions, work permits and other secretarial work. The firm is well connected with several embassies with whom we have coordinated several consular issues.

The protection of our clients’ constitutional rights is always assured by our Human Rights Lawyers’ mastery in trial advocacy and unrivalled knowledge of the law.

Our business approach unequivocally guards the observance of Human Rights by assisting our clients in conforming with these provisions.

We are averse to any action which violates Human Rights law and have represented several clients in actions for the protection of their rights.

Africa is a prime destination for investment and development projects. With huge mineral deposits, vast arable land and abundant youthful labour force; the continent is ripe for business exploration. Our team of specialist lawyers are well equipped to offer investment advisory, due diligence, compliance advisory and licensing for new projects.

For this reason, we maintain a wealthy network across the continent to serve our clients better. Our International Trade and Investment Law department is a vibrant unit poised to assist clients with an array of services in the field of international trade law.

We have strategic alliances with key international institutions to allow seamless trade between various nations. The department also works in association with environmental experts to ensure that our solutions are eco- friendly and in line with global standards and requirements.

Our reputation in this field is of the highest standard through international recognition for several high profile successes. Our Civil Litigation team prides itself in its combination of experience, commitment and skill. The team is made up of attorneys who enjoy this branch of law and have set a high standard of achievement.

The team is renowned for;

• Commercial Litigation
• General Law litigation
• Contract Law Litigation
• Media law litigation
• Class Actions
• Law of Injury (Damages/Tort)

The department has also created a division within it dedicated to Interpleader procedure which assists the innocent third party to a judgment and protects such third party from losing its property through execution.

The nature of Zimbabwe’s current economic liquidity challenges as of 2018 has caused various forms of financial upheavals. We aim to provide solutions to address some of these. Our insolvency law department is comprised of a team of highly qualified, dynamic and competent practitioners. Each of whom has full membership with the Insolvency and Restructuring Association of Zimbabwe (IRAZ). The existing reforms to our insolvency laws now allow for full business rescue and allow for greater flexibility in assisting distressed entities.

We may provide you with assistance through;

• Administration of Insolvent Estates
• Judicial Management
• Liquidation or Winding Up
• Schemes of Arrangement  – Representation of creditor interests
• Advisory on financial restructuring

The rise in corporate crime has become an inmate hazard of several of our clients. Our law firms prerogative is to identify, investigate and prevent white collar crimes from occurring within their operations. Our services are often augmented with audit and financial forensic experts to ensure our legal service is integrated with expert knowledge.

The team is made up of highly expert lawyers who have the wealth of experience in the field and have handled several high profile criminal matters.

The team has handled many matters which were so controversial that our criminal litigation has been praised by the global and regional community.

We also provide solutions which are preventative. Policy drafting and advisory services ensure that our clients are compliant with relevant statutes and regulations.

We are blessed to be an organisation that was founded within the minerally rich Southern Africa. We have been at the forefront of ensuring that we balance the three competing seemingly diverging but complementary interests, those of the regulator, those of the investor and those of the communities. We have managed to create seamless synergies in this field by taking all the relevant players and registering their participation by providing legal solutions.

We have successfully advised a multiplicity of clients on brown and greenfield projects. Our participation at regional and local mining fairs and indabas, as well as our team’s unique interests in the mining field, has enabled us to carve our name as a premier mining law advisory firm.

With Zimbabwe’s promulgation of the Joint Venture Act [22:22], the mining arena has grown to include partnerships between governmental and quasi-governmental organizations with private persons. Further, the recent relaxation of indigenisation laws for mining initiatives save for those regarding diamonds and platinum, have assisted in creating a viable environment for further investment into the country.

We advise on;

• Interpretation and advice on the Mines and Mineral Act.
• Purchase, survey, ownership and disposal of Mining rights.
• Multilateral agreements for the parties involved.
• Indigenisation processes relevant to the mining industry.
• Due diligence investigations.
• Human Resources and Immigration for mining experts.
• Registration of mining claims.

Our life’s journey does not end after our passing. They are often obligations which outlive us and require planning of our estate through inheritance processes, succession planning and formation of trusts and donations.

We also have a firm grasp on laws dealing with the person and their legal position and those dealing with the family. Arrangements surrounding the family such as those of guardianship, custody and maintenance.

The department will assist you in dealing with;

• Advisory services on inheritance laws and the law of succession
• Planning your will and estate, including servitudes, fideicommissa.
• Advisory on Family trusts
• Valuation of Estates and liabilities
• Resolution of disputes with creditors, heirs
• Consultation and attendance with Master of the High Court

In an era of constant technological advancement and innovation, the times require that lawyers that understand both the law and its relation to cyberspace. We are committed to delivering the best legal service by defending our clients’ interests in the cyberspace.

As such our cyber law department has positioned itself as a thought leader in the field of cyberlaw with a diverse practice ambit.  We offer solutions to complex multi-jurisdictional issues.

The department provides our clients with;

• Training on cyberspace best practises
• Data protection
• Copyright protection
• Compliance with ICT legislation

We are dedicated to the promotion of the observance of the rule of law. Having been a part of several constitutional proceedings, we have been involved in several precedent-setting decisions. A large number of our clients; Corporates, local individuals and foreign nationals have successfully lodged processes in which we are honoured to have participated.

Warding unjust administrative action or the infringement of civil and human rights, our department ensures that it is a “people-oriented” firm.