LEGAL FEES HIKED IN ZIM

THE cost of accessing justice has shot through the roof,
pushing the service out of reach for the majority of the country’s impoverished
populace after the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) approved sharp tariff
increases in line with the depreciated rea…

THE cost of accessing justice has shot through the roof, pushing the service out of reach for the majority of the country’s impoverished populace after the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) approved sharp tariff increases in line with the depreciated real time gross settlement (RTGS) dollar, now regarded as the official base currency. Fees for an uncontested divorce cases shot from $1 500 to $3