Author: Sampa P Kang’ombe Date: 23 March 2020 The Alert discusses contracts, frustrations, and force majeure in the light of the coronavirus from a Zambia law perspective. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Legal-Alert-COVID-Corpus-Legal-Practitioners-.pdf" download="all" viewer="browser"]...
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Author: Charles Mkokweza Date: 04 February 2020 Analysis of the Energy and Electricity Act, 2019 on the Electricity Sub-sector: Part 1 Key Concepts [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Legal-Alert-Energy-and-Electricity-Acts-.pdf" download="all" viewer="browser"]...
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Author: Charles Mkokweza Date: 30 January 2020 In Zambia, mining is a crucial component of the overall economy. Since independence in 1964, the mining industry has provided the traditional base for foreign exchange earnings and continues to be the major contributor to export receipts, accounting for more than 70 per cent of export earnings by 2017. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mining-and-Minerals-Zambia.pdf" download="all" viewer="browser"]...
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05 November 2019 The country now ranks 85 among 190 economies, an improvement of 2 places compared to its position a year before. The lower the numerical ranking, the better the business climate. Two reforms were carried out in Zambia during the past year: “Protecting minority investors – Zambia strengthened minority investor protections by increasing shareholders’ rights and role in major corporate decisions as well as clarifying ownership and control structures; and resolving insolvency – Zambia made resolving insolvency easier by introducing a reorganisation procedure and granting debtors the possibility of obtaining post-commencement finance.” Zambia is also one of the two Sub-Saharan African...
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In recent years, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has undertaken several health reforms in a quest to achieve universal health coverage, including the enactment of the National Health Insurance Act (the “NHI Act”) and the subsidiary legislation operationalising the National Health Insurance Scheme. In this Alert, we briefly explain the provisions of the NHI Act as well as the interface with the recently enacted Employment Code Act. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/National-Health-Insurance-Article.pdf" download="all" viewer="browser"]...
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Date: 04 October 2019 We are delighted to share with you the Jan-Jun edition of our newsletter, Insight, highlighting some of pertinent legal and commercial issues, including energy financing, competition, and tax matters. Read about the Africa GreenCo business financing model to learn how it answers some of the challenges of Africa’s energy sector. Enjoy your read. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Corpus-Newsletter-Jan_Jun-2019.pdf" download="all" viewer="browser"]...
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We aim to lead in each practice and area of law we work in. Coming from in-depth understanding of the law and the industry, capitalizing on extensive experience, we provide hands-on advice that speaks the language of our client’s business. Whether in aviation, sales and distribution, antitrust, corporate and M&A, finance, employment, energy, IP, litigation, TMT, real estate, or any other area of law, our clients can expect excellence and commitment to their objectives. Ensuring the operational functioning of the organisation, the development of external relations, management of press relations and constant communication with the press....
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We aim to lead in each practice and area of law we work in. Coming from in-depth understanding of the law and the industry, capitalizing on extensive experience, we provide hands-on advice that speaks the language of our client’s business. Whether in aviation, sales and distribution, antitrust, corporate and M&A, finance, employment, energy, IP, litigation, TMT, real estate, or any other area of law, our clients can expect excellence and commitment to their objectives. Ensuring the operational functioning of the organisation, the development of external relations, management of press relations and constant communication with the press....
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Date: 11 June 2019 The Competition and Consumer Protection Act accords power to the Zambian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to conduct dawn raids where they are of the view that a business may be involved in restrictive business practices or could be abusing its dominance in a relevant market. However, dawn raids have the potential to significantly disrupt business operations and productivity during and post the proceeding if you are not organised. This article answers some of the key questions pertaining to dawn raids. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dawn-Raid.pdf" download="all" viewer="browser"]...
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Date: 11 June 2019 The Employment Code Act No. 3 of 2019, which was enacted into law on 12 April 2019, contains new provisions with additional financial or reporting obligations. Therefore, we urge you to take a keen interest in the Act. [embeddoc url="https://corpus.co.zm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Employment-Code-Act-Client-Brief.pdf" download="all" viewer="google"]...
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