This is our forte. The professionals in this department are highly skilled and driven to achieve results for our clients in a wide range of both residential and commercial property transactions and conveyancing work, and they strive to be expedient while protecting their clients' property rights. Work in this department includes but is not limited to: advising clients on all aspects of property sales and purchases including deeds search and due diligence investigations (including police clearances for sellers); ZIMRA Capital Gains tax clearance applications on behalf of clients; carrying out complex transfer of title processes to completion timeously; property developments; finance and security; leases; the opening of township and sectional title registers and share transfers; and transfers of properties and registration of mortgage and notarial bonds.
We have a specialized Labour Law Department. The head is a lecturer at the Trust Academy and we specialize in retrenchment, collective bargaining, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and conciliation. We have a strong relationship with the Zimbabwe Labour Centre and write articles and briefs on their behalf. The dynamic nature of the Zimbabwean labour markets and relevant litigation can be a legal minefield for many companies — we offer a comprehensive range of services designed to consider the needs of both employees and employers: alternative dispute resolution, internal remedies, appeals, employment contracts, and codes of conduct and constitutions.
This is also part of our specialization. We specialize in debt collection as we are quick, effective and economic, striving to minimize debt collection costs and, where possible, recover these costs from the defendants. Where debtors cannot be found, we engage tracing agents to ensure an effective remedy for our client. Our success rate for recovery stands at 97% of the debt collections we have handled — we have managed to have debtors pay back what they owe mostly before obtaining judgement through letters of demand, in addition to having debtors pay legal costs incurred.
The Chatsama Attorneys Insolvency department offers a full spectrum of services to all involved in insolvencies. Our services include: voluntary and compulsory sequestration applications, shareholder and creditor voluntary winding-up applications, compulsory winding-up applications, insolvency interrogations, all insolvency-related litigation, and applications for rehabilitation of insolvent estates.
Services offered in this department include the following: Insurance Law, Company Law, International Property Law, Electronic Commerce Law, Media Law, Broadcasting and Telecommunications Law, Competition and Mining Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Intellectual Property Law.
Services offered are in relation to the following areas: international arbitration, international sales contracts, general commercial banking, foreign exchange law, investment advice, and securitization.
Chatsama Attorneys offer a range of services relating to family and matrimonial law including: divorce disputes resolutions and divorce applications, mediations, guardianship applications, custody applications, maintenance applications, estate registrations and administration, succession administration of estates, and adoption applications. Each situation is dealt with sensitively by a trained professional, and every effort is made to ensure an excellent and agreeable resolution of the matter.
The firm prides itself in this highly respected department, which produces work of quality and a standard of excellence. A combination of experience and commitment to skill accounts for its high numbers of success and the respect it enjoys from de facto advocates and fellow learned colleagues. It is a very successful department specializing in Magistrates Court, High Court and Supreme Court litigation, arbitrations and all dispute resolution processes.
Within the African context, the acknowledgement and respect of intellectual property rights is gathering steam. Chatsama Attorneys, being an aggressive and progressive firm, has a patent and trademarks department staffed with highly competent professionals. Our services include registration of Patents and registration of Trademarks.
