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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: SCOPE AND PROTECTION OF VICTIMS

December 1, 2020 No Comments

by Bianca W. Mahere, Associate In my last article, I focused on the general overview of Gender Based Violence (GBV) including international and regional instruments as well as the local statutory regulatory framework. In this article we analyse different GBV forms as defined in the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16] herein referred to as The […]

Effects of Gender Based Violence

By Ayanda S. Kalume, Administrator. For one to truly understand what Gender Based Violence, sometimes they need to hear from a survivor. Most of the stories you will hear are bone chilling and heart wrenching. It shows you that the world is not black or white and things are not always as they seem. And […]

TRUSTS

By Shamiso F. Mangwengwende, Senior Associate. We continue with our series on estate planning with an over view of Trusts. What is a Trust? A Trust is a legal relationship or arrangement in which one party, known as a Settlor/Grantor (who is also the Founder of the Trust), gives another party, the Trustee, the right […]

ESTATE PLANNING

August 7, 2020 No Comments

By Shamiso F. Mangwengwende, Senior Associate. Estate planning is the process of preparing for the transfer and handling of a person’s wealth and assets during his/her lifetime and or after their death. An estate consists of all property of any kind that is registered in the person’s name or belongs to the individual with no […]

Estate Planning

April 1, 2020 No Comments

By Ayanda Kalume, Administrator It is important to know that we are ALL going to die, and that death is inevitable. Talking and preparing for life after death is not a pre-cursor for wishing upon death. One should be able to sit down and discuss with their family about death and Estate Planning. They need […]

123 Objections to company resolution

October 24, 2019 No Comments

(1) Subject to subsection (2), at any time after the adoption of a resolution in terms of section 122, until the adoption of a corporate rescue plan in terms of section 146, an affected person may apply to a Court for an order- ( a) setting aside the resolution, on the grounds that- (i) there […]

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