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KNOW YOUR TAXES

January 27, 2021 No Comments

Taxes in the Zimbabwean Context. By Bianca Mahere, Associate. There are different types of taxes payable in Zimbabwe. Like every other government, the Zimbabwean government relies on taxes as a source of revenue to use in various government obligations. Individuals and companies have a number of tax obligations which will be discussed in this article. […]

Disinheritance of Spouses

January 20, 2021 No Comments

A DISCUSSION ON THE CHIGWADA V CHIGWADA & ORS CASE. By Bianca Mahere, Associate. In December 2020, there was an outcry over the Supreme Court judgment that held that a person could disinherit their spouse in a will. The supreme court case of Gerald Chigwada v Penelope Chigwada & Ors SC 188/20– is a well […]

WHAT IS A TRADE SECRET?

January 14, 2021 No Comments

By Tavonga Chirikure, Intern. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization trade secrets are intellectual property (IP) rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed. Trade Secrets Qualities of a trade secret commercially valuable because it is secret original known only to a limited group of persons, subject to reasonable steps taken by […]

WHAT IS A PATENT?

January 7, 2021 No Comments

By Tavonga Chirikure, Intern. An exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application. […]