CORPORATE LEGAL ADVISORY TRIP TO TANZANIA
Managing Partner Rizwan Desai and Associate Imaan Kader recently visited Tanzania as legal advisors to client, Turnstar Holdings, accompanying members of the Turnstar Board on the trip.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ATTORNEYS
DLG implemented formal continual professional development training requirements at the beginning of 2019 for all attorneys. In January, all attorneys met the COO and BDM to set out their professional development goals as well as map them out, starting with the creation of an individual marketing plan. The main objective of the professional development training …
REIMAGINED JEWELLERY PROJECT
DLG COO and founder of Operation Starfish visited Malwelwe village on Wednesday 6th February to further progress the Reimagined Jewellery project. The jewellery is made in the village from discarded plastic and the proceeds will go directly to the girls who make it in order to buy school uniforms and school supplies.
LARONA SOMOLEKAE (ASSOCIATE) RETURNS AFTER AN INTERNATIONAL SECONDMENT IN LONDON
After being recognised as an African rising legal star by being selected as one of 17 lawyers from the African continent for the highly competitive ILFA Flagship Programme, Larona Somolekae, an Associate in the Corporate Commercial Department received a Certificate of Completion in December 2018, marking the end of the programme in London. During the …
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NEWFACE: WINIQUE MARNEWICK
My name is Winique Marnewick. I graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BA Law degree (Cum Laude); my electives being Psychology (1 year), English Literature (2 years), and Criminology as my major (3 years). I obtained my LLB from the University of Pretoria as well. I am a Candidate Attorney in the Corporate …
EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY TRAINING SEMINAR
Itumeleng and Juwairiyyah from our Litigation department successfully completed the Trial Advocacy Training Course hosted by the Law Society of Botswana in conjunction with Justice Advocacy Africa and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Through an in-house seminar held today imparted much of the knowledge they acquired to other attorneys in DLG. The seminar …
DLG – SUPPORTING YOUNG TALENT TO GROW
Thuto, who is sponsored by DLG, recently attended the 2018 fide world cadet chess championships that were held in Santiago de compostella, Spain. The tournament commenced on the 3rd of November to the 16th November 2018. Thuto made his parents, DLG and Botswana proud when he was rated number one in Africa at the tournament. …
BICA WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE
Mr. George, our DLG CFO, recently attended the BICA workshop on Tax Principles. The workshop covered Vat, other withholding tax, corporate tax and the latest Tax updates for year of 2018. He also attended the BICA FIA Implementation workshop, which was initiated to ensure members of BICA and accounting fraternity are aware of the requirements of …
WALKING IN THE CLIENTS SHOES
On the 21st of November 2018 Desai Law Group’s Property Department represented by Akheel Jinabhai and Obakeng Andreck facilitated a presentation at First National Bank of Botswana titled walking in the shoes of the client, transfer and bond registration of immovable property. The presentation was centered around the client’s experience after the instructions on new …
