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Authors: Jackie Jhala and Dalitso Ng’ona Date: 21 February 2025 Following the recent public notice issued by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, effective Friday, 28 February 2025, registration as a data controller or data processor under the Data Protection Act No. 3 of 2021 (the “DPA”) is now set to commence. In this legal alert, Partner, Jackie Jhala and Associate, Dalitso Ng’ona outline key provisions of the DPA relevant to this requirement to help all businesses and individuals handling personal data to understand their compliance […]

Authors: Jackie Jhala and Dalitso Ng’ona Date: 12 December 2024 On 22 March 2023, the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (“ZAMRA“) published the Guidelines on the Application for Grant of Marketing Authorization of Cosmetics in Zambia (the “Guidelines“). The Guidelines are issued pursuant to section 68 of the Medicines and Allied Substances Act No. 3 of 2013 (“MASA“) and came into effect on 9 September 2024. This article outlines the key processes an applicant must follow when applying for marketing authorization for cosmetic products in […]

Authors: Sydney Chisenga and Martha Siwale Namwila- Mwala Date: 10 December 2024 On 4 July 2024, the Court of Appeal delivered an instructive judgment that brought to fore the limited circumstances in which the Court may pierce the corporate veil. The Judgment not only reinforced the precedent established by the Supreme Court in the earlier decision of Madison Investment Property and Advisory Company vs. Peter Kanyinji SCZ Judgment No. 48 of 2018 but further considered the applicability and enforcement of charging orders within the […]