Our Practice Areas
ZMI Attorneys primarily focuses on range of legal disciplines related to commercial and corporate services, litigation and providing Legal Advisory in Multi- Disciplinary Projects and/or high Priority Projects
Debt Collection
We offer debt collection for recovery of monies owed to clients. We are currently doing debt collection for ArcelorMittal South Africa in respect of monies owed to it by various suppliers arising from double payments of supplier invoices or arising from failure by financial institutions to honor advance payments/retention/performance guarantees. We have civil litigation matters in various courts including magistrate court, regional and High Court in respect of matters relating to debt recovery.
Employment and Labour Law
ZMI advises clients in negotiating terms and conditions of employment including employment contract-related issues. We also deal with labour relations issues including:
- Workplace disputes such as strikes and lockouts and Interdicts,
- Alternative dispute resolution,
- Employment benefit law,
- Drafting of policies,
- Pension funds law,
- Human Resources and Labour Restructuring, Reviewing of Company Labour Policies, Grievances Policies,
- Disciplinary Code and Procedure;
- Procurement Policies and Procedure, Reviewing and drafting of Employment Contracts.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Transaction Advisory Services
We have experience in drafting concession, licensing and management service agreements at National, Provincial and Local Government levels. ZMI advises borrower/ concessionaire and lenders in a variety of limited resource financing transactions capital projects in private partnerships.
Legal Advisory Services on Project Finance Transactions
Advisory transactions include among others Energy (Petroleum, Gas, and Electricity) sector, Construction, Mining and Mineral sector. Project Finance infrastructure, projects consisting of the construction of dams, roads, railways and other capital-intensive transactions.
Litigation
This involves Commercial, Civil and Labour litigation. These include disputes such as:
- Delict,
- Alternative dispute resolution,
- Contracts and Procurement related disputes,
- Constitutional and Administrative matters,
- Instituting and/or defending civil /commercial claims (action proceeding),
- Debt Collection,
- Third party Claims for damages,
- Rescission of judgements,
- Application proceedings (Interlocutory, Interdicts, etc.),
- Enforcement of performance.
Information & Communications Technology
We provide Legal advice on ICT related issues particularly in telecommunications. These include: telecommunications commercial advisory services, broadcasting, media technology, telecommunications regulatory framework, mobile services, restraints of trade and unlawful competition and all aspects of telecommunication including litigation and alternative dispute resolution etc.