Ms Juwairiyyah Maher Receives Her Provisional Practising Certificate

On the 1st September 2018 Ms Juwairiyyah Maher received her Provisional Practising Certificate to practice as an Attorney of the Courts of Botswana. Ms Maher is a Candidate Attorney in the Litigation Department at DLG and was admitted to practice as an Attorney in June 2018. Well done to Ms Maher as she swiftly progresses …

FIRST AID LEVEL 1 TRAINING

On 24th of September 2018, Medical Rescue Services held a short course on Basic First Aid Level 1 at their headquarters in Block 7 Gaborone.   Lesego Gabantese and Lorato Jameson from the Operations department of Desai Law Group attended and successfully completed the course and received their certificates.   We congratulate them on their …

DLG CULTURAL DAY

19th September 2018 signified an eventful and memorable day for DLG as it celebrated its inaugural Cultural Day with much excitement. DLG Cultural Day was inspired by a lovely painting, currently located in our Bathoeng reception and themed “Celebration”. The painting was produced by a local artist, Mr Velias Ndaba. Hence, in the spirit of …

MR. BVINDI’S INTERVIEW ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE TRAVEL OF CHILDREN OF SEPARATED PARENTS

Today Mr. Bvindi partner in litigation was interviewed by Gabz fm. The interview today was about the issue of the travel of children of separated parents. It touched on the law relating to the consent to be given, what the Children’s Act points out about such issues as well as the rights of the parents, …

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 …