Lawyers Significantly Hike Fees

The Law Society of Zimbabwe has announced new legal fees to be charged for legal services. The new charges according to a statement by Law Society will be as follows:

Unregistered law graduates whose names are recorded by the Law Society are expected to charge $900 while those with less than one-year experience will charge $1 800

Those who have been in the practice for five to nine years will be charging $2 250 while those with 10–14 years experience will charge $3 150.

Legal practitioners with 15 to 19 years of experience will be expected to charge $4 050 while those with 20 to 29 years will be charging $4 650. Those with over 30 years’ experience will charge $5 250.”

Other services like agreement of sale for a residential property or farm will cost $7 500 or one percent of the selling price, whichever is the greater while agreement of sale for a business or shares will cost $12 000 or 2 percent of the selling price, whichever is the greater

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Uncontested divorce with or without consent paper, with minimal negotiations and including appearance in Court, where necessary, will now cost plaintiff ZWL$18 000 and defendant ZWL$12 000

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