LOCAL GOVERNMENT / MUNICIPAL LAW

Suing a medical practitioner for medical malpractice in Zimbabwe

Medical malpractice is the same as medical negligence. It is a matter of semantics. With the changes in the law in Zimbabwe, a number of medico-legal claims...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT / MUNICIPAL LAW

The test for professional negligence for medical doctors in Zimbabwe

Medical negligence in Zimbabwe is determined by reference to the standard of conduct of a reasonably skilled and careful medical practitioner in a particular field and in similar circumstances...

ARBITRATION.

Bekimpilo Gumbo v The Gas Boys (Pvt) Ltd and The Honourable Mr David Whatman

This is a short commentary on the below-named judgment by the Harare High Court, Zimbabwe, after it held that an arbitrator’s...

COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE LAW.

Zimbabwe Introduces a Commercial Division of the High Court and an Integrated Electronic Case Management System

Section 171 (3) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 allows for the High court to be divided into specialised divisions Every such division must be able to...

CHILD & FAMILY LAW.

Certificate of no impediment in Zimbabwe.

A certificate of no impediment is also known as a certificate of no marriage. This certificate is a confirmation of a person’s...

ARBITRATION

Arbitration and Mediation of Trust Disputes in Zimbabwe

There are a number of reasons why non-governmental organisations or non-profit organisations in Zimbabwe prefer to go the route of alternative dispute resolution...