Address:
Piziya Office Park, Stand No. 2374
Thabo Mbeki Road
Lusaka, 10101
Zambia
P. O. Box 32115

+260211372300


Quick facts:

Number of lawyers: 23
Number of partners: 5
Network memberships: LEX Africa
Languages: English


  • Charles Mkokweza | Senior Partner | Energy, Resources & Infrastructure
    Corpus Legal Practitioners
    Tel: +2602 11 372300 / 01 / 04
    E-mail: CMkokweza@corpus.co.zm

 

  • Jackie Cornhill Jhala | Partner | Corporate Advisory Department
    Corpus Legal Practitioners
    Tel: +2602 11 372300 / 01 / 04
    E-mail: JJhala@corpus.co.zm

Corpus is a full services corporate and commercial law firm based in Lusaka, Zambia, that aims to provide legal services to the highest international standards. We offer world class legal services to local, regional and international clients, providing a crucial legal link to the growing Zambian market based on our understanding of the law, business and industry in Zambia and the region.

Our aim is to assist our clients in achieving their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks. While reliable technical legal advice is always very important, the ability to deliver that advice in a coherent and relevant way, combined with transaction management, structuring, negotiating, and drafting skills, are essential to the supply of high-quality legal services. Corpus delivers those services to the highest international standards.

We act for corporations, NGOs, financial institutions, trusts and state-owned enterprises in providing clear, relevant and timely legal advice in order to assist clients in achieving their objectives and managing their legal risks. Corpus’ core competences lie in the expertise offered through our four operating practices, namely:

Corporate Advisory Corporate; Commercial; Agribusiness; Restructuring & Insolvency; Tax; Employment & Benefits; Public Procurement & Outsourcing; Trusts & Charities; Banking & Finance Capital Markets; Banking; M&A; Private Equity; Financial Regulation; Insurance; Pensions, Dispute Resolution & Public Policy Litigation; Arbitration; Competition; Telecommunications, Media & Technology; Public Law; Franchising & Distribution, Energy, Resources & Infrastructure; Mining & Metals; Oil & Gas; Power; Natural Resources; Environment & Climate Change; Transport & Logistics; Intellectual Property; Infrastructure; Real Estate; Hotels & Leisure,

Our Mission
Our goal is to be the market leader in the provision of legal services to corporate clients with business interests in the region by offering a professional, client-centred quality service with passion and integrity. Our strong team of transactional and litigation lawyers with extensive experience handling significant complex matters sets us apart as the go-to firm in the market and earns us our reputation as the go-to firm for innovative and first-of-a-kind work.

Our Business Approach
Our business strategy is underpinned by our aspiration to be the region’s premier law practice. We aim to achieve this by applying a client centric approach and offering innovative and practical solutions. We believe good service delivery is not only about applying the law but understanding our clients’ needs and business goals. We recognize the value of knowing our client’s business and, therefore, we invest in learning about our client’s business, the industry in which the business operates, how the business fits in the marketplace and the challenges faced. This knowledge equips us with the ability to anticipate potential legal and regulatory risks and offer practical advice tied to the realities of our client’s business.

The calibre, deep industry knowledge and reputation of our people also enables us to add real value and create opportunities for our clients by making connections between them and our extensive network of contacts and experts. We believe good service delivery is not only about applying the law but understanding our clients’ needs and business goals.

  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency

Jacqueline Jhala
jjhala@corpus.co.zm

This instruction was part of a larger transaction in which Bimeda Holdings Limited, a company based in Ireland, is looking to acquire Afrivet Business Management (Pty) Limited. Afrivet Business Management (Pty) Limited has a number of subsidiaries, including Afrivet Zambia Limited.

Corpus was required to conduct a due diligence on Afrivet Zambia Limited and advise Bimeda Holdings Limited on the Zambian law aspects with respect to the acquisition of Afrivet Business Management (Pty) Limited. Corpus was required to review various corporate documents, material contracts, intellectual property licences, employment contracts and agreements, data protection and privacy policies, and insurance agreements, amongst other documents.

As part of the scope of work, Corpus was equally required to advise on the competition law aspects of the transaction and assist the client in identifying whether notification to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission would be required.

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities

Corpus Legal Practitioners
Tel: +2602 11 372300 / 01 / 04 | +260 966 861462 |
Piziya Office Park, Stand No. 2374,
Thabo Mbeki Road
Lusaka, Zambia.
P. O. Box 32115
E-mail: corpus@corpus.co.zm