LLB (UCT) LLM (London)

Head: Real Estate and Conveyancing 

Practice Areas:

Property Development, Conveyancing, General Commercial Advisory, Foreign Business Investments, Trusts and Estate Planning

Practice Areas:

Family Law – Human Rights Law – Constitutional Law Litigation – Property Rights Law  Commercial – Consultancy Criminal Litigation

Work Experience :

Mark Tendai Rujuwa is a registered Legal Practitioner, Notary Public and Conveyancer who holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of Zimbabwe. He worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the Protection Unit before joining private practice. At the UNHCR he mainly focused on provision of legal advice on protection issues to persons of concern as well as liaising with the competent authorities on refugee legal status.

At the firm, his main areas of interest are Commercial law litigation, Family law, Criminal and Human Rights Law. Mark has an avid proclivity for Environmental Law. Together with Simba, Mark oversees the debt and foreclosures departments in the firm.

Work Experience:

Marshia obtained her BA (Law) and LLB from Rhodes University, South Africa. Her practice experience covers a variety of corporate transactions and litigation. However, her areas of interest are corporate and commercial law, tax law and mining law. Having joined the firm in February 2018 as an intern, she has developed a keen interest in corporate and commercial law, tax law, mining law and intellectual property law. During her spare time, Marshia enjoys a good game of tennis, travelling and embarking on adrenaline filled adventures.

Gondai holds an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Zimbabwe. He was admitted into practice in February 2012. He joined Kantor & Immerman in August 2017 as an Associate and was admitted into Partnership on 1 July 2020. He previously worked with two other law firms based in Harare. His practice areas mainly include employment and family law. Apart from this, and to some extent, his focus is also on criminal law, commercial law, conveyancing and notarial practice. He is a member of the Law Society of Zimbabwe.

Practice Area:

Conveyancing and Property Law – Mortgage Bond Registration – Estates Planning and Administration

Work Experience:

Byron is the head of the Property and Conveyancing Department. He is one of the most experienced and skilled property and conveyancing lawyers in Zimbabwe today with over thirty years experience. He handles a portfolio which includes several banks, building societies and large property owning companies. He is responsible for the firm’s premises. He is also the head of the Estates Administration Department which specializes in Wills and Deceased Estates Planning and Administration.

He joined Scanlen and Holderness from another legal firm where he learnt the rudiments of conveyancing. He started his career of law in the Attorney General’s Office where he worked for over fourteen years. Byron represents the firm in the National Property Association and sits on the Conveyancing Committee of the Law Society of Zimbabwe which makes recommendations and is influential in conveyancing matters and tariffs in Zimbabwe.

Practice Area:

Corporate and Commercial Law – Mining and Energy Law – Intellectual Property Law – Banking and Finance

Work Experience:

After graduating from the University of Pretoria, Nellie joined Scanlen and Holderness as an associate in January 2004. In July 2008 she became the third female to be appointed as partner since the inception of Scanlen and Holderness. Over the years she has specialised in Corporate and Commercial law, her main practise areas being in joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, commercial litigation and registration of intellectual property.

Nellie is registered as a conveyancer, an Administrator registered with the Estate Administration Council of Zimbabwe and is also a member of the International Bar Association (IBA). She presently serves as a Non-Executive Board Member of Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and nominees P/L and  MMC Stockbrokers P/L.

Nellie is passionate about the firm’s socio‐corporate responsibilities and has partnered with corporate to provide legal assistsance to low income earning households.