BEMVI Associates

drafting of Constitutions and amendments;

domestication of international and regional agreements and treaties;

bills and legislative analysis and critique;

policy development and regulatory impact assessments.

Environmental and Water law

providing legal advisory services on environmental/water regulatory compliance

legal advisory services on environmental impact assessments, environmental impact statements;

legislative drafting of environmental/water regulations;

consulting services on different aspects of the environment such as forestry, water, wildlife, air, conservation;

dealing with environment/water law cases in Court on behalf of clients.

Commercial and mining law

mining and mineral law, mining rights applications, prospecting licenses, exploration licenses, acquisition of mining rights, drafting of related agreements and licence applications;

consulting and legal advisory services to both public and private sector clients varying from project development, negotiation and project implementation;

commercial drafting ranging from specific agreements to inter-related agreements;

negotiating investment promotion and protection agreements.

Corporate law

compliance, corporate due diligence;

drafting corporate documents;

procurement reviews;

services provided include project financing;

company registration;

company secretarial services.

Infrastructure

legal advisory services in relation to concessions and infrastructure projects generally;

advisory services for various public private partnerships

legal and due diligence;

concessioning and operational agreements;

negotiating and conclusion of public private partnerships (PPPs), including drafting of such agreements.

Energy law

Advising and drafting of various documents for hydro and thermal sector projects, such as Concession Agreements, Engineering and Procurement Contracts and General Conditions of Contract, Power Supply Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, Off Taker Agreements, Operation and Maintenance Agreements, Direct Agreements, Shareholder Agreements, Connection Agreements, Joint Implementation Agreement, Security Assignments, Loan Agreements, Escrow Accounts Agreements, Land and Building Mortgage;

Reviewing various commercial and industrial documents written by external consultants, such as Feasibility studies, Power Evacuation and Systems studies, Environmental Impact Studies and Social Impact Agreements;

Advising on Public-Private Partnerships (Build Own Operate - BOO, Build Own Transfer BOT etc as contained in the Public Private Partnership Act of Zambia), concession agreement, lease management, drafting Memoranda of Understanding;

Drafting and negotiating Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements;

Drafting of international agreements in the private/private sector, public/private sector; and

Licensing and permits under various laws including energy related licences in the electricity sector such as generation, supply of electricity and distribution licences.

Consulting services

wide range of legal consulting services to clients both in the public and private sectors;

compliance issues, policy development and general business advisory services.

Litigation

dispute resolution processes;

debt collection;

labour advise;

case management services in Subordinate Court, High Court, Industrial relations Court, Appeals Court and Supreme Court;

We also provide arbitration, mediation and reconciliation services.

Property, Financial and Fiduciary

land conveyancing generally - lease agreements and contracts of sale;

banking and financial services, advisory services, restructuring, acquisitions and mergers, capitalization and equitisation, care and maintenance and negotiations with regulatory institutions and essential legal documents pertaining thereto;

drafting of security documents, assignments, mortgages, debentures, floating charges, shareholders agreement, certificates of deposits and subscription agreements;

all estate administration services in respect of deceased estates, including the holding of independent executorships, the ex*****on of testamentary trusts, and the liquidation and distribution of deceased estates

independent corporate trustee services which include the management of employee shareholders trusts, including all tax and fiduciary services in relation to such trusts, corporate governance, and dispute resolution services by experienced legal practitioners

Forensic

manage and assist clients in conducting disciplinary inquiries through the formulation of suspension notices, charge sheets, leading of evidence, presiding at inquiries, appeals, the institution of urgent proceedings, and litigation assistance

work closely with legal forensic audit firms to provide legal forensic support in the conducting of forensic and special investigations as well as procurement audits and reviews.

Government

outsourcing services including, service delivery reviews, outsourcing strategies, procurement systems and supplier databases, outsourcing and service level agreements, electronic performance management and help desk centers, staff restructuring, redundancy, transfer and retrenchments, and general contract management advice and support.

advise government at national, provincial and local government level as well as public entities, municipal entities, higher education institutions and other public bodies on aspects of administrative law and public law;

legislative drafting

constitution making process

drafting of constitutions and amendments

statutory board representation

commissions and committees of inquiry

advice on legislation

policy development and implementation

Human Resources

policies and procedures in respect of the workplace and development of new policies and procedures for the workplace

employment equity, skills development and preferential procurement procedures and policy frameworks

labour and employment services to corporate, tertiary education institutions, government and municipal clients, including employment contracts, restraint of trade agreements, secondment, independent contractor, consultancy and agency agreements, collective bargaining strategy and assistance, labour dispute litigation, conflict resolution and alternative dispute resolution, labour restructuring, redundancy and retrenchments, disciplinary inquiries, forensic and special investigations, general labour advice and assistance

Business Rescue, Insolvency, Receiverships and Winding up

insolvency services, including, business recue services, liquidation, winding-up and administration of insolvent estates, labour aspects relating to insolvency, convening of meetings of creditors, settlement of creditor disputes, interrogations and all ancillary matters relating to insolvencies, business rescue, receiverships and winding up of businesses

Intellectual property

assist with registration of patents and trademarks and commercializing and exploiting intellectual property rights through licence, franchise, confidentiality, use, restraint of trade and transfer agreements as well as other transaction related advice and services

assist clients with pre-patent screening, provisional patenting, final patenting, commercialization, design and trade mark registrations

property and commercial development as well as specialist advice on property rights, commercial and retail projects and due diligence exercises.