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COVID-19 UPDATE: FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL LOCKDOWN

May 4, 2020 No Comments

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 99 OF 2020 By Steve Munyaradzi Chikengezha, Junior Associate. INTRODUCTION After five (5) weeks of being indoors Zimbabweans received what most feel is “good news.” The news was delivered in the form of a speech by the President stating the new strategy on how businesses will function, and movement of people will be […]

BREAKDOWN OF THE DEFERRED RENT REGULATIONS – SI 96 OF 2020

April 30, 2020 No Comments

By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate The regulations apply to residential premises only and give details of the temporary relief that tenants and mortgagors (those that owe money under a mortgage) have in respect of rent and mortgage payments respectively. Rent and mortgage payments accrued during the lockdown period have been deferred and can be repaid in […]

Government Stance on Rentals

April 29, 2020 No Comments

Cabinet has resolved that there be a moratorium on both commercial and residential evictions due to applicable lease obligations due from April to end of #LockdownZim, including payment of rentals for those months. N.B: it is not law yet and cabinet’s resolution is being considered by the President and we have to wait for an SI […]

REINTRODUCTION OF USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY IN ZIMBABWE

April 7, 2020 No Comments

By Shamiso Mangwengwende, Associate Foreign currencies have once again become legal tender in Zimbabwe. A few days ago the government gazetted Statutory Instrument 85 of 2020 called the Exchange Control (Exclusive Use of Zimbabwe Dollar for Domestic Transactions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 2). The Statutory Instrument legalised the use of foreign currency for domestic transactions […]

Lockdown Announcement

March 30, 2020 No Comments

As we continue to monitor and take precautions due to COVID-19, it has become vital that we temporarily scale down operations at our physical office. Our offices will therefore be closed to visitors starting 30th March 2020 until further notice. This is a precautionary measure taken to minimise risk to both our members of staff […]

Megafest Women’s Awards

July 29, 2019 No Comments

Phillips Law would like to congratulate Phillipa Phillips on winning the Silver Award for Outstanding Advocate and Legal Leader of the Year 2019 Award at the Megafest Women’s Awards. Congratulations! Makorokoto! Amhlope! #MegafestWomensAwards #WomenInBusiness #BusinessAwards2019 

Welcome Kudzai Rangarira

We at Phillips Law would like to welcome Kudzai Rangarira to the Team. Kudzai holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the United Kingdom. His practise areas cover conveyancing, family law, labour law and general civil litigation. He also has expertise in  UK  immigration law ,family law and general […]