Coghlan and Welsh Legal Practitioners

Barclays Bank Building 8th Avenue / Joshua Nkomo Street
Bulawayo
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The firm, Messrs Coghlan and Welsh, is one of the oldest and most established firms in Bulawayo in particular and in Zimbabwe as a whole. It was formed in 1903 by Sir Charles Coghlan and Sir Allan Welsh. Sir Coghlan was later on to become the first Premier of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 to 1927 while Sir Welsh later on became the Southern Rhodesia member of Parliament and eventually the Speaker of Parliament. Most recently one of the partners, Nicholas Mathonsi, was elevated to the High Court bench and is now a Judge of the Bulawayo High Court. Coghlan and Welsh is committed to offering unique legal services to its clients through the provision of excellent service in all its endeavours. Its personnel zealously strive and act with professionalism, responsibility and integrity in the provision of such legal services. Established in 1903, the firm has the wealth of experience, which has filtered down the line over the years, in the legal field. It offers a wide range of corporate legal services to meet the demands of contemporary commercial and general practice including criminal matters. It has represented major companies in Zimbabwe and various parastatals and quasi – governmental organisations. In fact, the firm is the official representative of the Local Authority, the City of Bulawayo, and its Senior Partner is the official Town Solicitor. Some of the clients represented by the firm include the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, National Railways of Zimbabwe, Parks and Wildlife Authority, Homelink (Private) Limited, Barclays Bank (Private) Limited, Capital Bank, Old Mutual, Mining Industry Pension Fund and a lot more other notable companies. It is self-evident, that the firm is a major player in the legal industry and its Senior Partner, Mr. Promise Ncube, a leading member of the Bulawayo Community, sits on various boards and plays a key role in the development of the region. Our core values are *Professionalism *Integrity *Efficiency *Results oriented *Corporate social responsibility We commit ourselves to *handle your matter competently and diligently, in accordance with the *highest standards of the profession. *meet your needs as instructed and achieve the desired result. *respect of your privacy at all times and preserve the confidences learned *during our relationship with you. *be prompt, courteous and treat you with respect at all times. be accountable. *to charge fees as set out in the Law Society tariff and statutory provisions *and to explain in advance how that fee will be computed and billed. Help us to assist you by *providing us with adequate instructions *responding to correspondence timeously *paying fees timeously *giving us feedback on how we may improve our services *attending to appointments on time