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Practice

Twelve practices. One standard.

Corporate, regulatory and contentious. Whatever the matter, you are advised by an advocate who works in that field.

Built around the sectors that drive Zambia's economy.

  • Mining
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Manufacturing
  • Agriculture

01

Corporate & Commercial

Transactions, governance and the contracts behind them.

Formation, acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, restructurings and governance, for multinational subsidiaries and family-held Zambian businesses alike.

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Capabilities

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures and shareholder agreements
  • Structuring and reorganisation
  • Commercial contracts
  • Board and governance advisory
  • Company secretarial and compliance

02

Banking & Finance

For lenders and borrowers, from term sheet to enforcement.

Secured and unsecured lending, project and asset finance, security packages and enforcement, with the regulatory understanding that financial institutions in Zambia need.

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Capabilities

  • Corporate and syndicated lending
  • Project and asset finance
  • Security creation, perfection and enforcement
  • Financial services regulation
  • Debt recovery and restructuring

03

Mining & Natural Resources

Licensing, tenure and compliance at the centre of the economy.

Licensing, tenure, compliance, contracting and disputes. A mining matter in Zambia is rarely only a mining matter; it is regulatory, environmental and commercial at once.

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Capabilities

  • Mining licences and tenure
  • Regulatory compliance and engagement
  • Supply, offtake and contractor agreements
  • Environmental and social obligations
  • Sector disputes and enforcement

04

Energy & Infrastructure

Power projects, from concession to grid.

Generation and transmission projects, power purchase arrangements, licensing and the infrastructure that supports them, for developers, financiers, operators and offtakers.

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Capabilities

  • Power purchase and concession agreements
  • Energy sector licensing and regulation
  • Project development and financing support
  • Infrastructure procurement and contracting
  • Regulatory disputes

05

Competition & Regulatory

Before the regulators whose decisions shape your market.

Merger clearance, investigations and consumer protection, and broader engagement with the regulators who frame the rules a market runs on.

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Capabilities

  • Merger notification and clearance
  • Competition investigations and proceedings
  • Consumer protection compliance
  • Sector regulatory advisory
  • Regulatory drafting and policy engagement

06

Criminal Litigation & White-Collar Defence

Defence at trial and on appeal, including financial crime.

Defence of individuals and corporations at trial and on appeal, including financial and economic crime, regulatory prosecutions and the investigations that precede them.

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Capabilities

  • Trial and appellate defence
  • Financial and economic crime
  • Corporate investigations
  • Regulatory prosecutions
  • Asset recovery proceedings

07

Environmental Law

Licensing, impact assessment and liability.

Environmental licensing and impact assessment, compliance and enforcement, liability and remediation, and disputes involving communities and regulators.

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Capabilities

  • Licensing and impact assessment
  • Compliance and enforcement
  • Liability and remediation
  • Community and stakeholder disputes
  • Advisory to environmental organisations

08

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

The courts at every level, and arbitration at home and abroad.

Commercial litigation at every level of the Zambian courts, and domestic and international arbitration. Advice starts with a candid view of your position and the best route to resolve it.

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Capabilities

  • Commercial litigation
  • Domestic and international arbitration
  • Mediation and settlement negotiation
  • Enforcement of judgments and awards
  • Injunctive and urgent relief

09

Employment & Labour

Workforce, restructuring and the Industrial Relations Court.

Contracts and policies, disciplinary and grievance processes, redundancy and restructuring, union engagement and proceedings before the Industrial Relations Court.

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Capabilities

  • Employment contracts and policies
  • Disciplinary and grievance procedures
  • Redundancy and restructuring
  • Collective bargaining and union relations
  • Employment litigation

10

Property & Conveyancing

Land, title, leases and development.

Acquisition, disposal, leasing and development of commercial and industrial property, title investigation, land tenure, and the disputes that follow.

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Capabilities

  • Commercial acquisitions and disposals
  • Title investigation and due diligence
  • Commercial leasing
  • Land tenure and customary land
  • Property disputes

11

Intellectual Property & Media

Brands, and what may be said about them.

Trade mark protection and enforcement, licensing and brand agreements, advertising compliance, and media and reputational disputes.

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Capabilities

  • Trade mark registration and enforcement
  • Licensing and brand agreements
  • Advertising and marketing compliance
  • Media and defamation
  • Commercial confidentiality

12

Agribusiness

Counsel for commercial farming and agricultural enterprise.

Land tenure, supply and offtake arrangements, finance, regulatory compliance and disputes, for commercial farmers, processors and investors.

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Capabilities

  • Agricultural land and tenure
  • Supply and offtake agreements
  • Agricultural finance and security
  • Regulatory and licensing compliance
  • Sector disputes

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