Work Experience:

Practice Area :

Labour Law – Criminal Law – Corporate Law

Work Experience:

Graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a BL (Hons) and an LL.B in 1989 and was admitted as a legal practitioner in February 1990 and admitted to partnership in April 1993.  His specialties are labour law and criminal law.  He has appeared in a number of high profile civil and criminal cases in the High Court and the Supreme Court in recent years.  Over recent years he has gained considerable expertise and experience in corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, and acts frequently in regard to such matters.

Practice Area :

Litigation 

Work Experience :

Graduated from the University of Zimbabwe in 2013 with an LLB (HONS) degree.  He joined the firm and was admitted as a legal practitioner in early 2014.  Thomas was admitted as a partner in January 2019.  Thomas is involved in labour and general litigation, and has commenced tax law litigation.

Practice Area:

Family Law – Human Rights Law – Constitutional Law Litigation  – Property Rights Law – Commercial Consultancy – Criminal Litigation 

Work Experience :

Prosper is a registered Legal Practitioner, Notary Public and Conveyancer who holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Prosper commenced practice in January 2016 with a law firm in Harare where he had a general practice. He briefly left private practice in March 2017 and undertook a graduate traineeship with a local bank from April 2017 to December 2017.

In January 2018 he joined a law firm in Harare where he practiced until February 2020 when he left to join Mtetwa and Nyambirai. Prosper has gained valuable experience as both a practicing lawyer and as in house counsel which experience makes him appreciate the nuances of both roles in the execution of clients mandates. Prosper’s interests lie in banking and finance law, drafting and reviewing of contracts and commercial agreements, commercial law, labour law and general litigation (civil and criminal).

Bernard is a Doctor of Business Administration. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelors degree in law. He is qualified to practice Real Estate in Zimbabwe. He is a member of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, the International Bar Association, the Institute of Directors of Zimbabwe and the Institute of Directors for Southern Africa. Bernard has been in practice since 2003 and is the immediate past Managing Partner, whose areas of interest include civil litigation, employment law, property law, banking, commercial law and to a limited extent criminal law.

Addington was admitted into practice in February 1993. He has been with the firm since 1994. He is currently the Senior Partner. His areas of interest are Mergers and Acquisitions, and all aspects of Business Law including Competition Law, Mining Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking, Finance, Private Public Partnerships, Telecommunications and Constitutional Law. Addington remains the leading commercial lawyer in Zimbabwe, having, advised Barclays Bank plc and many Global Top Companies in the M & A activities in Zimbabwe including Kansai Plascon limited, AB inBev-SAB Miller, Essar, Old Mutual plc, Du Pont, Standard Chartered Bank plc, Atlas Mara, Anglo American amongst others. Chairman of Innscor & Simbisa Brands. He is the “go to” Zimbabwean commercial lawyer and Advocate and has been Top Ranked by Chambers Partners in Zimbabwe since 2015. Addington heads the Corporate & Commercial Department. He is a member of the Law society of Zimbabwe. International Bar Association. He is a former Member of the Zimbabwe Open Golf Committee and former Trustee of National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Film Producer. Author. Single Handicap Golfer.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Commercial Law, Criminal Litigation, Labour Law.

Experience

Nyasha Paddington Chinzou graduated from the Midlands State University in 2016, he was admitted as a Legal Practitioner, Notary Public and Conveyancer in 2017. Nyasha has been practicing since his admission as Legal Practitioner. He has an interest in litigation both civil and criminal.