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 …

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 …

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 …