How is my privacy protected?
Only Clinic staff will have access to your personal information.  Before they can start working, all of ZARAN’s Clinic staff must sign a confidentiality agreement, so you privacy is assured.  This requirement is also extended to all ZARAN staff and thus in whatever event, your privacy is protected.

Are the AIDSLaw Clinic staff lawyers?
The work of the Clinic is directed by a lawyer who supervises a team of competent paralegals – students from the University of Zambia.  They are trained to handle legal issues covering areas including employment and labour.

The Clinic also currently has the support of two legal practitioners who sit on the ZARAN Board of Trustees.  They give ZARAN staff legal guidance and input on some of the cases in the Clinic.

Will I have to go to court?
Many cases can be resolved without going to court.  Most of the cases handled by the Clinic so far have been resolved through negotiation without going to court.  However if you need to appear in court the Clinic staff will put you in touch with a lawyer who can represent you.

At the moment ZARAN’s Clinic staff do not represent clients in court.  The opportunity for people living with HIV and AIDS to take legal action against people or businesses that discriminate on the basis of HIV status has been enabled through an agreement between ZARAN and the Legal Resources Foundation.  The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding, is in place to support ZARAN in taking cases from its AIDSLaw Clinic into the courts for resolution.

Where a client needs to go to court, this agreement will enable ZARAN Clinic staff to support clients from the initial meeting through to the completion of their case.

Whilst the Legal Resources Foundation will do the actual litigation in court, ZARAN Clinic staff will be responsible for preparing any necessary briefings and carrying out any research and case work.