Aviation Law

How to institute arbitral proceedings under the Carriage by Air Act [Chapter 13:04] in Zimbabwe?

Disputes between individuals, and even entities, are a feature of our everyday life. Arbitration is therefore a method of resolving disputes in which disputants agree to submit their disputes to an individual whose ‘judgement’ they are prepared to trust...

Aviation Law

Can one sue an international airline in Zimbabwe?

International transport is the kingpin around which international trade turns..

Aviation Law

Is the Warsaw Convention applicable to domestic flights in Zimbabwe?

It is accepted that the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929,..

Commercial and Corporate Law

Application for Investment Licenses in Zimbabwe

The minimum standard in order to attract foreign direct investment is to have a stable and hospitable regulatory environment and a sound investment promotion policy or strategies. The “Zimbabwe is Open for Business” mantra is..

General

Choosing a Correspondent Attorney in Zimbabwe

The choice of a correspondent attorney is an important one. ‘There is no rule of practice by which a defence can be founded on laxity or inefficiency in the functioning of the arrangement between a correspondent and his instructing legal practitioner.'

General

Correspondent Attorneys in Zimbabwe

The practice of correspondent attorneys, also known as country attorneys has survived in Zimbabwe for a long time. P Kanokanga in The Law of Costs in Zimbabwe - Text, Cases & Materials (Durban, 2020) p 249 noted that, ‘Since ancient times, legal practitioners..