NEW FACE: ODUETSE RAMONTSHO

Oduetse Ramontsho joins Desai Law Group as a Collections Coordinator who is well experienced in Lending Operation and Debt Collection. He joins Desai Law Group from recently working for Standard Chartered Bank Botswana as Loan Repayment Analyst.   Oduetse graduated from University of Sunderland in 2014 with BSc Applied Business Computing and holds a Postgraduate …

DONATIONS TO MALWELWE VILLAGE

On Saturday 23 March, Desai Law Group COO accompanied Operation Starfish volunteers to the village of Malwelwe. DLG sponsored the supplemental feeding of 550 children in the village. Each child was delighted to received a food parcel. An additional thank you to Northside Primary School who donated bags and pens for all Std 6 and …

BOWMANS COMPETITION LAW CONFERENCE

Eleng Mugabe, an Associate in the Corporate department, recently attended the 8th Africa Competition Law Conference in Johannesburg which was themed “Public Interest and Competition Regulation: Africa at the forefront of international changes in competition and economic policy”. The conference was organized by Bowmans, one of the leading African law firms in South Africa. Eleng …

DLG PARTNERS FACILITATION ON PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

On Saturday 9th March, the DLG partners attended a facilitation session on performance management. The aim of the session was to explain the DLG approach to performance management which mainly focused on how to: Develop individual skills and capabilities Drive overall organisational performance and growth Retain talent and reward performance equitably

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AT THE BOTSWANA STOCK EXCHANGE

Angelica Bojosi (Partner, Corporate Commercial) and Larona Somolekae (Associate, Corporate Commercial), attended the opening bell ceremony at the Botswana Stock Exchange which was commemorating International Women’s Day, which was officiated by Prof. Sheila Tlou. The event was under the theme ‘Balance for Better’ and centred around celebrating women’s achievements and contributions in Botswana.

PRESENTATION ON EVENTS OF DEFAULT IN FINANCE TRANSACTIONS

Tebogo gave a presentation titled: Events of Default – Lessons Learnt from Recent Deals. In her presentation, Tebogo covered key clauses in Facility Agreements, including: Representations, Undertakings (Covenants) and Events of Default clauses. Using important lessons learnt from recent deals, she highlighted specific issues to consider (from both the Lenders’ and Borrower’s perspective) when  negotiating  a …

TRAINER’S COURSE FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY

“After successfully completing the 5-day Trial Advocacy Training Course hosted by the Law Society of Botswana in conjunction with Justice Advocacy Africa and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy from 6th – 10th of November 2018, Itumeleng Babuseng attended a Trainers Trial Advocacy Course to train in becoming a trainer in future sessions. The training …

PRESENTATION TO ATTORNEYS OF THE DLG 5 YEAR STRATEGIC AND IT PLANS

As part of DLG’s ongoing professional development training for attorneys, the COO gave a presentation overview of the DLG 5-year strategic plan in addition to the IT strategy of the firm on Thursday 14th February. The presentation was aimed at ensuring that all attorneys clearly understand the vision and plans of the firm for the …

PRESENTATION ON CROSS BORDER FINANCE TRANSACTIONS BY LARONA SOMOLEKAE

Larona Somolekae (Associate, corporate commercial department) gave a presentation and training session on cross border corporate finance transactions. The presentation outlined issues such as (i) the parties typically involved in the transaction, (ii) security structuring issues, and (iii) cross border issues to consider. Speaking about the deal discussion, Larona said “I enjoy working on cross …