Our Solutions

We consider ourselves as strategic partners to our clients rather than just their legal advisors. Our lawyers harness their knowledge across multiple disciplines towards delivering sound and pragmatic guidance geared to effectively manage legal risk. Our service offering is a bespoke legal boutique tailor made to address and speak to the diverse legal needs of our clientele.

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Corporate Governance

We recognize the role of corporate governance in compliance and thus offer a corporate governance advisory service tailored to enhance compliance. We assist boards, executives and members of companies as they navigate the complex and murky waters of doing business in Zimbabwe in the 21 st Century.

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Foreign Frontiers

Through Foreign Frontiers, the firm establishes itself as a premier advisory service in securing the rights of foreign nationals within Zimbabwe, enforcing the applicability of Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA), participation in International Arbitration and advising on cross border transactions. The firm has advised persons in various foreign countries including The United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Malawi and China.

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Banking & Finance

Current Highlight: ~ Representing a foreign entity in the recovery of USD$ 3 000 000

Our banking and finance practice features compliance, exchange control and debt recovery work across a number of financial institutions. The firm has a capable corporate finance portfolio.

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Corporate Law and Commercial Law

Current Highlight: ~ Representation of one of the shareholders in a life assurance service provider in a dispute with shares worth an estimated 5.8 mil. USD at stake

Our corporate law specialty includes Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, White Collar Crime, Commercial Arbitration, Shareholder disputes, Banking, Corporate Governance, Insurance & Finance. We also offer bespoke solutions geared to serve our clients in the entrepreneurial and small to medium enterprise space.

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Regulatory & Compliance

Current Highlights: ~ Prepared an Anti-Money Laundering Policy for a central bank regulated entity ~ Structured a Transfer Pricing Agreement for a multi-national client

Our approach to compliance is to achieve solutions that enable our clients to be compliant whilst meeting their goals. We offer compliance advisory services in Investments, Exchange Control Advisory, Tax Advisory, Shop and Business Licensing, Meeting business related statutory obligations

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Mining

Current Highlights: ~ Litigating over significant mining assets on behalf of a German investor

The firm’s service offering includes advising prospective miners on the acquisition of mining title, assisting miners with legal and environmental mining practices, advising on mining and human rights, intervening in boundary disputes and mining litigation. The firm keenly contributes to mining industry trends and thought leadership on mining and mining issues.

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Infrastructure Energy & Projects

Our projects offering features project due diligence, project financing structures, legal structuring, PPA negotiations, EPC contracts, FIDIC Advisory, Post Project Litigation and others. We also conduct project legal risk assessment and act as liaison with key regulatory offices within Zimbabwe.

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Advisory Services

We offer a strong advisory service suite with a keen emphasis on value creation and value addition. Our advisory service professionals are equipped with expert knowledge on business management, corporate governance and compliance issues, guaranteeing a wider perspective to legal advice.

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Litigation

The firm has a forceful litigation practice that features some novel and interesting legal issues. It has previously acted for a church in a town and country planning dispute, an oppressed shareholder in a shareholder dispute, a mining company with assets of substantial value among others. Our litigation practice works hand in glove with our alternative dispute resolution practice to explore expedient resolution to disputes.

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Destination Deutschland

The firm has represented a number of German nationals and entities, vindicating their rights in various commercial disputes. The firm has a strategic partnership with German based entities and has worked on various high value matters in collaboration with the German people.

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Corporate and Commercial Law:

A Unique Approach

We recognize that our corporate and commercial clients have business objectives that they need to meet and problems that they need to solve. We also recognize that in times past the legal profession has not done enough to enable corporate and commercial clients to meet their objectives. Absolom Attorneys' approach is to offer advisory services that enable goals. We do not only tell you what the law says you cannot do; we also tell you what you can do about it. We exist to solve real life business problems in the most business efficient manner possible. This is our unique service offering.

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