ZIMBABWE Law and Practice Contributed by: Nellie Tiyago and Rudo Magundani, Scanlen & Holderness
Scanlen & Holderness is a premier Zimbabwean law firm established in 1894. In 2024, the firm celebrat - ed 130 years of professional legal service, provided to corporates, statutory bodies, individuals and the international community. The extensive expertise of Scanlen & Holderness consistently earns the firm, and its lawyers, a high ranking in both local and inter - national legal surveys. Throughout its history, Scanlen & Holderness has influenced jurisprudential develop - ment in Zimbabwe through continued involvement in
landmark and precedent-setting law cases. The firm also has a track record of innovative transactions and market-firsts. Over the years, a number of the firm’s lawyers have been elevated to the bench of the High Court and the Supreme Court. Scanlen & Holderness is primarily a corporate, commercial and mining firm. Its diverse and talented lawyers work under one roof, making it a one-stop shop offering a full range of legal services to local, regional and international clients.
Authors
Nellie Tiyago graduated from the University of Pretoria before joining Scanlen & Holderness in January 2004. In July 2008, Nellie became the third female appointed as partner since the firm’s inception in 1894. Her
Rudo Magundani graduated from the University of Zimbabwe in 2010, and in June 2012, she was awarded the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship to read for a Master of Laws at the University of Cambridge
main areas of practice are general commercial and corporate, banking, finance, regulatory, energy, mining, competition/antitrust, trade and data protection. Nellie is a non-executive board member of Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe (listed), Stanbic Nominees, MMC Stockbrokers P/L and Radar Holdings Limited (listed). She is also a member of the executive committee of the Zimbabwe-Australia Business Council and the current chairperson of the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe.
(UK). In 2014, Rudo joined Scanlen & Holderness and was made a partner in January 2019. Rudo has developed an extensive practice in commercial and corporate law litigation. She has been involved as an attorney in numerous complex arbitration proceedings involving construction, intellectual property and labour law. Rudo is a tax and labour expert specialising in advising companies on all employment- and tax-law-related matters.
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