Presented on the Trust Property Control Act No. 11 of 2018

Tebogo presented on the Trust Property Control Act No. 11 of 2018 (the Act), which commenced to operate on 29 June 2018. Whilst trusts have always existed in Botswana, these were regulated by the Common Law. The Act provides the legislative framework within which trusts will be regulated. The presentation highlighted the following key points: all trust …

NEWFACE: NOMSA MUSA MOSES

Nomsa Musa Moses is an Executive Assistant / Office Manager with a broad knowledge and expertise in the field of Office Administration. She has worked across diverse industries ranging from Legal Firms, Private Equity Companies, Parastatal Organisations in the Energy Sector, the Trade Industries Sector and Financial Services. She also has exposure in the Medical …

PRESENTATION ON THE REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES ACT, 2018 AND THE REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES RE-REGISTRATION ACT, 2018

Stella Kiggundu presented on the Registration of Business Names Act, 2018 and the Registration of Business Names Re-registration Act, 2018. (Both Acts have not yet commenced).   The purpose of the Registration of Business Names Act is to provide for the registration of firms, individuals and bodies corporate carrying on business under a business name. …

NEW FACE: TSHEPISO R. MPUSETSANG

Tshepiso R. Mpusetsang is an Associate in the Litigation Department here at DLG. Tshepiso graduated from the University of Botswana in 2007 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB). She was admitted to practise as an Attorney in the Courts of Botswana also in 2007, and was subsequently admitted as a Conveyancer and Notary Public. Tshepiso …

PRESENTATION ON AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKING ACT AND THE NEW NBFIRA TRIBUNAL REGULATIONS

Eleng Mugabe updated DLG on new laws and regulations relating to (i) the Banking (Amendment) Bill No.11 of 2018  and (ii) the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) Tribunal Regulations, S.I No. 80 of 2018 . The purpose of the amendments to the Banking Act are to harmonise Botswana’s banking legislation by implementing the Financial …

DLG ATTENDS LEGAE ACADEMY CAREER DAY

On 5 September, Stella Kiggundu, a Candidate Attorney in our Corporate Department, attended the annual career day at Legae Academy Secondary School to deliver a presentation to Form 2 and 3 students preparing for IGCSE. The aim of the presentation was to empower the young students by creating awareness around career opportunities and more specifically, …

Presentation on the Financial Intelligence (Amendments) Act (date of commencement being 29 June 2018).

Imaan Abdullah presented on the Financial Intelligence (Amendments) Act (date of commencement being 29 June 2018). The Financial Intelligence Act was passed to steer Botswana toward combatting financial crimes, in particular, Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. The amendments to the Act have been put in place in order to provide more stringent and efficient …

Presentation on the new Consumer Protection Act of 2018

Lesedi Dingake presented on the new Consumer Protection Act of 2018, which is a repeal of the Consumer Protection Act of 1988. The Act outlines the rights of consumers and the duties of suppliers respectively. The Act also provides for the relief that a consumer is entitled to in a case where a supplier has …

MEET AND GREET

On the 30th August 2018 the Desai Law Group Property Department hosted Banc ABC for a meet and greet session. The session was fruitful in allowing our Property Team and one of its biggest clients to connect on a more informal setting whilst touching base on important transactions and discussing upcoming matters.

Larona Somolekae (Associate) heads to London on a prestigious secondment programme

Larona Somolekae (Associate, Corporate Commercial department), will be going on secondment to London as part of the ILFA Flagship Programme. This is an international secondment programme where lawyers practising in various African jurisdictions are selected and sponsored on a 3 month secondment at top international law firms and corporations based in London, Paris, Lisbon and …