Zambia Repositioning Itself for Massive Infrastructure Growth Driven by Public-Private Partnerships
Public–Private Partnership in Zambia: The regulatory regime
The new dawn government’s economic agenda, as echoed by the new Republican President on numerous fora, is anchored on ‘promoting joint ventures’ between Zambians to drive economic growth. The trade and investment generated though such joint ventures will be the driving force for jobs, business opportunities and other related aspects of social and economic development. […]
The Laws to drive Green Economy in Zambia: Three Areas of Opportunity for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s).
Coming off the week of the widely published Glasgow COP26 Summit attendance by the ZambianRepublican President and the ground-breaking Green Growth Compact with the U.K worth up to £ 1 Billion for Zambia, it’s obvious the shining gloss on the newly created Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and the general discourse on climate change […]
Succession Planning and Property Law in the Midst of Death
One of the saddest realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ravaged all of us, is death. As sad as death may be, it results in legal challenges for the living which cannot be ignored. One of those most prevalent challenges is how to deal with the estate of the deceased. At law, a person […]
A Regulatory and Policy Analysis of Cryptocurrency in Zambia
1.0. IntroductionNew technologies are driving transformational changes in the global economy, including on how goods, services, and assets are exchanged. The development of monies and a variety of payments systems throughout history have helped to make exchange more efficient and secure. The rapid spread of Internet-based commerce and mobile technology–supported by advances in encryption and […]
Zambian Corporate Finance Options and the Securities (Commercial Paper) Guidelines 2020
Ever since over 150 years ago when New York merchants began to sell their short-term obligations to free up capital to cover short term obligations, Commercial Paper has never lost its relevance in the competing corporate finance options. Commercial Paper, which is really short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by companies, remains relevant even in Zambia […]
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director and Managing Director: Legally
While it is common for the words chief executive officer, executive director and managing director to be used as synonyms, at law, they are completely different offices with different legal ramifications. In this article, we set out to briefly discuss the positions and their ramifications according to the Companies Act, 2017. At law, the business […]
Business Rescue vs. Schemes of Arrangements and Compromises: Drawing the Lines
When a company faces financial distress, as is common during these Covid-19 times, a few options are available to the company itself and its stakeholders like creditors and members to turn the situation around. Here we highlight business rescue proceedings on the one hand and schemes of arrangements and compromises on the other hand provided […]
Expropriation and Its Numerous Shades of Gray
With the passage of the Electricity (Common Carrier) (Declaration) Regulations, 2020, Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2020 by the Minister of Energy, declaring the transmission and distribution lines operated by the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) commons carriers, many questions from investors and bystanders alike have been asked whether this is some of expropriation by the […]
Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation as Options for Trouble-Shooting Commercial Disputes during COVID-19
Without a doubt, Courts of law are at the centre of the justice system anywhere in the world, and it is in the Courts of law were disputes between two opposing parties are resolved by way of Court’s intervention in the event that parties are unable, due to various factors, to resolve their differences amicably. […]