CANDIDATE ATTORNEY PASSES BAR EXAM WITH FLYING COLOURS

DLG is delighted to announce that on 19 November 2018., Stella Kiggundu, a Candidate Attorney in the Corporate department, received her results for the Botswana bar examination which she passed with flying colours.   Stella will now be able to go ahead and petition to be admitted as an attorney in the courts of Botswana. …

TRIAL ADVOCACY TRAINING

Itumeleng Babuseng and Juwairiyyah Maher attended a Trial Advocacy Training Course hosted by the Law Society of Botswana in conjunction with Justice Advocacy Africa and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. The course ran for 5 days from the 6th – 10th of November 2018 and focused on equipping Attorneys with essential trial advocacy skills …

DESAI LAW GROUP ATTENDS THE LAW SOCIETY OF BOTSWANA GALA DINNER

On 15 November 2018, DLG attended the Law Society of Botswana Gala Dinner, which event was graced with the presence of his Excellency the President Dr. Mokgweetsi E. K Masisi. His Excellency the President delivered a rousing and impactful keynote address on the theme of the Rule of Law, Good Governance and Democracy. DLG’s Managing …

DESAI LAW GROUP CONTRIBUTES TO CHAMBERS BANKING & FINANCE 2019 GLOBAL PRACTICE GUIDE

In addition to the 2019 Chambers Global Practice Guide: Corporate M&A, Desai Law Group also contributed to the Law & Practice section of the forthcoming Chambers Banking & Finance 2019 Guide. Partners who contributed to Banking & Finance 2019 Guide are Rizwan Desai and Angelica Bojosi. To read Desai Law Group’s contribution please click on …

IN-HOUSE SEMINAR ON INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT (FIA) REQUIREMENTS IN THE FIRM – PT2

Following the seminar on Friday 2nd November where all attorneys were briefed on FIA requirements, a follow up seminar on Monday 5th November was cascaded down to the support staff of DLG. The seminar focused mainly on explanation of new DLG compliance and roll out of FIA requirements that will now be introduced in the …

In-House Seminar on Introduction to Financial Intelligence Act (FIA) Requirements in the Firm

On Friday 2nd November, the CEO and CFO of DLG gave a brief but informative seminar to all attorneys, including partners, on the FIA requirements that will now be introduced in the firm. The seminar was presented against the backdrop of increasing compliance requirements. DLG is committed to continually staying abreast of imperative issues, ensuring …

DESAI LAW GROUP RANKS AS FIRST TIER IN IFLR1000 2019

DLG is very honoured to announce its standing as a tier 1 firm in the 2019 IFLR1000 rankings, as of 2nd November 2018. The firm is especially delighted about this international ranking as in only two years of the firm’s operations, it has managed to firstly achieve a tier 2 ranking in 2018 and then …

DESAI LAW GROUP ONCE AGAIN CONTRIBUTES TO CHAMBERS GLOBAL PRACTICE GUIDES

Chambers Global Practice Guides provide in-house counsel with expert legal commentary on the main practice areas in key jurisdictions around the world. The guides focus on the practical legal issues affecting business and enable the reader to compare legislation and procedure across a range of key jurisdictions. For every guide Chambers select Contributing Editors who …

RECENT ADMITTANCE AND ENROLLMENTS AS CONVEYANCERS AND NOTARY PUBLICS

On 8 August 2018 Mrs Mphoentle Molaodi was admitted and enrolled as a Conveyancer and Notary Public of the High Court and other Courts of the Republic of Botswana. Mrs Mphoentle Molaodi is an Associate in the Litigation Department at DLG, and she was admitted to practice as an Attorney in the Courts of Botswana …