16 April

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ACCOUNTING FOR VALUE ADDED TAX ON CROSS BORDER ELECTRONIC SERVICES

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Authors: Jacqueline Jhala and Dalitso Ng'ona Date: 16 April 2024 Following enactment of the Value Added Tax (Cross Border Electronic Services) Regulations, 2024 (the “VAT Cross Border Regulations”), on 23 February 2024, the following should be noted with respect to accounting for value added tax (VAT) on cross border electronic services. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Alert-on-the-Cross-Border-Electronic-Services-Regulations.pdf" download="all"] ...

07 March

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THE COURT OF APPEAL OF ZAMBIA SETTLES THE LAW ON WHETHER JUDGES ARE AT LIBERTY TO ATTACH CONDITIONS TO ORDERS SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL

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Authors: Sydney Chisenga and Martha Siwale Namwila- Mwala Date: 07 March 2024 Are Judges at liberty to attach any conditions to orders to set aside default judgments and orders for leave to appeal? If so, are such powers absolute and unfettered. The Court of Appeal had occasion to consider these elementary principles that guide Courts on attaching conditions to orders to set aside default judgments and orders for leave to appeal. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Legal-Alert-Kapsch-TrafficCom-AG-vs.-Intelligent-Mobility-Solutions-Limited-Court-of-Appeal-No.-33-of-2023.pdf" download="all"]...

26 February

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THE ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATION IN ZAMBIA BY THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT NO. 24 OF 2010 BY ACT NO. 21 OF 2023- PART 2

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Authors: Sydney Chisenga and Mwinji Nachinga Date: 26 February 2024 In addition to the amendments in the competition provisions part of the Principal Act, there have also been substantial amendments to the consumer protection provisions of the Principal Act. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Legal-Alert-Amendments-to-the-Competition-and-Consumer-Protection-Act-Part-2.pdf" download="all"]...

20 February

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THE ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATION IN ZAMBIA BY THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT NO. 24 OF 2010 BY ACT NO. 21 OF 2023- PART 1

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Authors: Sydney Chisenga and Mwinji Nachinga Date: 20 February 2024 On 26 December 2023, the Competition and Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act No. 21 of 2023 (“Amendment Act”) was passed into law, effectively amending various provisions of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Act No. 24 of 2010 (the “Principal Act”). [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Legal-Alert-Amendments-to-the-Competition-and-Consumer-Protection-Act-Part-1.pdf" download="all"]...

14 February

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ZAMBIAN CENTRAL BANK PRESCRIBES GUIDELINES FOR THE FIT AND PROPER ASSESSMENT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN ENTITIES UNDER ITS SUPERVISION

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Authors: Lupiya Simusokwe and Sankananji Mubanga- Chilufya Date: 14 February 2024 On December 29, 2023, the Bank of Zambia introduced guidelines (the “Guidelines”) for fit and proper assessment. The primary objective of the Guidelines is to strengthen the governance framework of regulated entities and harmonize the requirements of the fit and proper assessment applicable to regulated entities. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Legal-Alert-Zambian-Central-Bank-Prescribes-Guidelines-for-the-Fit-and-Proper-Assessment-for-the-appointment-of-Shareholders-Directors-and-Senior-Management-in-entities-under-its-supervision-.pdf" download="all"] ...

02 February

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Unlocking Zambia’s Mining Potential: Insights and Prospects at Mining Indaba 2024

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Author: Charles Mkokweza Date: 02 February 2024 Africa has once again become an important focal point destination for investment capital in the metals and minerals sector and Zambia is one of those hot beds. We have experienced significant increase in activity in the M&A space and with respect to both brownfield projects as well as greenfield projects. One country specific development is in the policy space. While the main fiscal and general policy regime has remained stable for the past few years, and should generally continue this way with respect to the ‘big’ policy issues, we nevertheless expect to see some interesting...

31 October

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ZAMBIAN CENTRAL BANK PRESCRIBES THE IRREDUCIBLE CORE FOR FINANCE LEASING

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Authors: Lupiya Simusokwe and Sankananji Mubanga- Chilufya Date: 31 October 2023 On the 8th of August 2023, the Bank of Zambia issued the “Banking and Financial Services (Finance Leasing) Directives, 2023” (referred to in this alert as the “Directives”), aimed at regulating financial service providers involved in finance leasing. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Legal-Alert-BoZ-Directive.pdf" download="all"] ...

26 October

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DATA PROTECTION ACT NO. 3 OF 2021

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Author: Jacqueline Jhala Date: 26 October 2023 Following our previous alert regarding the appointment of the Data Protection Commissioner (the “Commissioner”), we have received guidance from the office of the Commissioner that full enforcement of the Data Protection Act will commence in March 2024. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Legal-Alert-Data-Protection-Act-No-3-of-2021.pdf" download="all"] ...

19 September

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UNLOCKING EFFICIENCY – THE DIGITAL CLEARANCE PROCESS

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Authors: Namakuzu Shandavu and Rabecca Banda

19 September 2023

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (the “Ministry”) which is responsible for inter alia the registration of documents relating to land in Zambia and issuance of certificates of title recently migrated from the Zambia Integrated Land Management Information System (“ZILMIS”) to the Zambia Integrated Land Administration System (“ZILAS”).

15 September

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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ZAMBIA ACT

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Authors: Jacqueline Jhala and Dalitso Ng'ona Date: 15 September 2023 On 27 June 2023, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Reuben Mutolo Phiri, duly issued the Agricultural Institute of Zambia Act (Commencement) Order, S.I. No 19 of 2023 which brought into effect the Agricultural Institute of Zambia Act No.2 of 2017 (the “Act”). [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Legal-Alert-Agricultural-Institute-of-Zambia-Act-002.pdf" download="all"] ...

ACCOUNTING FOR VALUE ADDED TAX ON CROSS BORDER ELECTRONIC SERVICES

THE COURT OF APPEAL OF ZAMBIA SETTLES THE LAW ON WHETHER JUDGES ARE AT LIBERTY TO ATTACH CONDITIONS TO ORDERS SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL

THE ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATION IN ZAMBIA BY THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT NO. 24 OF 2010 BY ACT NO. 21 OF 2023- PART 2

THE ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATION IN ZAMBIA BY THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT NO. 24 OF 2010 BY ACT NO. 21 OF 2023- PART 1

ZAMBIAN CENTRAL BANK PRESCRIBES GUIDELINES FOR THE FIT AND PROPER ASSESSMENT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN ENTITIES UNDER ITS SUPERVISION

Unlocking Zambia’s Mining Potential: Insights and Prospects at Mining Indaba 2024

ZAMBIAN CENTRAL BANK PRESCRIBES THE IRREDUCIBLE CORE FOR FINANCE LEASING

DATA PROTECTION ACT NO. 3 OF 2021

UNLOCKING EFFICIENCY – THE DIGITAL CLEARANCE PROCESS

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ZAMBIA ACT

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