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Registration of a Company in Zimbabwe
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The AfCFTA is the world’s largest free trade agreement1 bringing together the fifty-five countries which make up the African Union
In Zimbabwe the legislation enacted to give effect to domestic and international arbitration agreements is the Arbitration Act (Chapter 7:15).
Marriages in Zimbabwe are now governed by the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:17] which recently came into operation in September 2022….
Intellectual Property Rights In Mergers And Acquisitions
A merger is defined in the Companies and other Business Entities Act as an amalgamation or consolidation of two or more companies which in turn means the joining of one or more companies into another existing company….
Fundamentals Of Intellectual Property Rights In Zimbabwe
The past few decades have seen changes where economic success is influenced by knowledge-based industries and businesses commonly referred to as intellectual property….
CORPORATE RESCUE- THERAPY FOR BUSINESSES
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE RESCUE PROCEEDINGS IN ZIMBABWE. Corporate rescue means proceedings to facilitate the rehabilitation of a company that is financially distressed.
Environmental consciousness is good business
In today’s world, the Environment is undeniably a global risk, which warrants critical attention in any business operation. An environmentally conscious business is one that makes decisions…
THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL INCARCERATION OF MARY JANE IN ZIMBABWE
his is a commentary on the legality of cultivating, possessing and using recreational cannabis in Zimbabwe, a drug otherwise colloquially referred to as weed…
The role of the “rule of law” in the implementation of the Agreement for the AfCTA.
e Agreement forming the African Free Trade Area came into force on the 30th of May 2019 and was launched on the 1st of January 2021. The parties to the agreement…
Analysis of foreign investment protection in ZIDA Act
An in-depth analysis of foreign investment protection provisions in the new Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Act [Chapter 14:37]
DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY LAWS IN ZIMBABWE
This is an overview of the laws in Zimbabwe that govern the protection of personal data. The definition of personal information (data) is recorded information…
Ensuring Legality of Contract
One of the fundamental pillars of the law of contract and by extension commerce is that once parties enter into a valid agreement, they will be legally bound…
Rental increase in Zimbabwe : Landlord versus Residential Tenant
Tenant’s refusal to pay the landlord’s increased rentals is not a legal ground for evicting a tenant.
Placing a Caveat as Security for Payment of a Debt
The Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05] empowers the Register of Deeds to place caveats on immovable properties in Zimbabwe.
Resignation without notice – what can the employer do?
Resignation is a common phenomenon at the workplace. Employees leave work for various reasons.
Lapsing of a Provisional Court Order
What is a provisional order? There is no direct definition in the court rules or statute. Nonetheless, a provisional order…
Foreign Currency Payments for Zesa
On the 29th of November 2019 Statutory Instrument 249 of 2019 relating to the payment for electricity and related services in foreign currency was published.