Corporate Rescue Application – Legal Requirement for Service and Notification 

Introduction  I have previously written on corporate rescue which is based on the Insolvency Act (Chapter 6:07), “the Insolvency Act” or “the Act”. According to section 121(1)(b) corporate rescue means

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Replacing Lost Company Secretarial Documents  

Introduction  I have previously written many articles on company law covering areas issues such as shares, directors, shareholders, meetings, key company secretarial documents, etc. In this article I address how

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Factors Considered by Competition and Tariff Commission in Making Orders 

Introduction  This article is addition to the two I wrote on “Competition Act and Implications on Mergers and Acquisitions”, 8 September 2022 and “Competition Act on restrictive practices”, 15 September

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Legal Remedies for Aggrieved Shareholders, Piercing of the Corporate Veil

Introduction  Many a time I have come across some businesspeople complaining about situations where they are being disadvantaged, for example where minority shareholders are being overlooked in key decisions. In

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Companies And Other Business Entities Act on Accounting Records and Financial Statements 

Introduction  This article gives some insights into the requirements of the Companies and Other Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) (or “the COBE Act”) of 2020 on financial accounts of companies. This

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Finance And Legal Skills in Corporate Rescue Proceedings 

Introduction  On 20 August 2020 I wrote an article titled “Factors influencing corporate rescue”. Further, I have been asked by many MBA and PhD candidates to respond to their research

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Understanding New Company Secretarial Forms  

Introduction  The new Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) (“COBE Act” or “the Act”) became effective in February 2020 repealing and replacing the Companies Act (Chapter 24:03) and

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Managing Legal Risks in Business 

Introduction  Legal is one of the external factors affecting a business according to the PESTEL (political, economic, social, technological, environmental, legal) model. Legal risk not well managed can manifest through

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Managing Legal Risk During Corporate Rescue 

Introduction  In my article of 20 August 2020 titled “Factors affecting corporate rescue” I explained some of the factors affecting the effectiveness of corporate rescue in Zimbabwe.   For the benefit

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About Mining Leases in Zimbabwe

Introduction  Mining leases are covered in Part VIII, being sections 135-157 of the Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05) (or “the Act”) while special mining leases are covered in Part

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