DESAI LAW GROUP MOVES UP IN THE CHAMBERS GLOBAL RANKING 2020!

  Desai Law Group (DLG) and two if its partners, Rizwan Desai and Andre Bell, have once again been listed in the Chambers Global Guide. DLG has been described as “a force to be reckoned with” and has moved up in the rankings to Band 2. Chambers Global ranked Rizwan as a leader in his …

NEWFACE: WALTER MUSHI

Walter Mushi completed both this LLB and LLM at the Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. He is admitted as an attorney of the High Courts of Botswana and is a member of the Law Society of Botswana.   He has served as a legal officer at a leading commercial bank and most recently, worked …

STRATEGIC REVIEW

Senior Attorneys at DLG sharing their views on strategy and charting a path for 2020.   At DLG we embrace a culture of inclusiveness and give each Attorney the opportunity to voice their opinions, and to share their knowledge with others. This encourages a strong sense of teamwork.   We are looking forward to a …

NEW FACE: SHATHANI KGWARAE

Shathani Kgwarae joins the Corporate Commercial Department of Desai Law Group as an Associate.   Shathani obtained her LLB degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a duly admitted Attorney of the Courts of Botswana. She has a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. Most recently, she served as the …

DESAI LAW GROUP RANKS AS FIRST TIER IN IFLR1000 2020

DLG is most pleased to announce its standing as a tier 1 firm in the 2020 IFLR1000 rankings, as of 8th November 2019. The firm is especially delighted about this international ranking as in only three years of the firm’s operations, it has managed to firstly achieve a tier 2 ranking in 2018 and then …

NEW FACE: TINASHE NYANGU

Tinashe Nyangu is an Associate at Desai Law Group in the Litigation Department. Tinashe graduated from the University of Botswana with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in October 2016, and is a duly admitted Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public of the Courts of Botswana. Tinashe has a good command of the Magistrate Court and High …

DLG A SPONSOR OF THE 23RD ANNUAL AFRICAN SECURITIES EXCHANGES ASSOCIATION (ASEA) CONFERENCE

On 5th November 2019, The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) hosted a sponsors unveiling media briefing for the upcoming 23rd Annual African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) Conference  2019 during the Opening  Bell Ceremony. The ASEA Conference 2019 is expected to attract 300+ delegates across Africa and abroad including 32 stock exchanges and experts within the ecosystem of capital markets. Representing …

DLG COURT OF APPEAL VICTORY

On 4 November 2019 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in favour of Landcaster (Pty) Ltd t/a Buildermart who are represented by Desai Law Group on a question of whether a Lessor is entitled to damages under a Lease Agreement, despite the Lessor having mitigated its losses. The uniqueness of this matter stems from …