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Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
Yemulani joined Bookbinder Business Law firm in September 2018 and is admitted as an Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public of the High Court of Botswana. She has assisted and advised in litigation proceedings with a particular focus on employment and banking as well as general corporate commercial matters. Yemulani has experience in general corporate commercial advisory work and employment and labour issues.
Yemulani graduated with an LLB from the University of Botswana in October 2017.
Training
Trial Advocacy Training (06 – 10 November 2018)
Honey Chambers, Northridge Mall Kenneth Kaunda Road Bloemfontein South Africa
20, Bloemfontein South Africa
Practice Areas
Education
- LLB, University of Botswana, 2012
- Certificate in Trial Advocacy, Law Society of Botswana, 2017
Membership
- Law Society of Botswana
Admission
- Attorney: 2012
Experience
- Advising clients on necessary actions and strategies for debt recovery.
- Dealing with land and property disputes.
- Instituting and defending third party insurance claims.
- Advising on policies of insurance.
- Public liability claims.
- Labour matters.
- Chairing disciplinary hearings.
- Repossessions.
- Personal damages claims.
- Medical malpractice litigation.
- Contractual breach claims.
- Liquidations and creditors meetings.
- Dealing with and advising on deceased estates.
- Review applications.
- Advising on lease agreements.
101 Cape Road Mount Croix Port Elizabeth South Africa
40 Port Elizabeth South Africa
Practice Areas
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Structured Debt & Equity Finance
+ Public Private Partnership
+ Resources, Infrastructure, Energy
+ Procurement
+ Regulatory
Andre Bell is a seasoned commercial practitioner, admitted in Botswana and South Africa. An ex-investment banker, he has over 20 years of transactional and project finance experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.
With a focus on financing, projects and acquisitions, Andre regularly represents international and local lending institutions, investors, and borrowers, in transactions across all sectors, both within and outside of Botswana.
He is recognised as a Legal500 EMEA recommended lawyer since 2019, and further recognised in Chambers Global since 2018.
2nd Floor, The Pavillion Wanderers Office Park Johannesburg South Africa
Docex 264 Randburg South Africa
Practice Areas
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Banking & Finance
+ Capital Markets
+ Competition
Qualifications
+ BA (University of Winnipeg)
+ LLB (Osgoode Hall Law School)
+ LLM (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London)
+ Fellow Southern African Association of Arbitrators
+ Fellow Botswana Institute of Arbitrators
Jeffrey Bookbinder is the Founding Partner of Bookbinder Business Law and has garnered 30 years of corporate commercial experience in Botswana and is a leading lawyer in his field. In addition to his admission as Attorney, Notary Public and Conveyancer of the High Court of Botswana in 1993, Jeffrey is also admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Ontario Bar (1989) and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
He has acted for all major financial institutions including First National Bank of Botswana Limited, Access Bank Botswana Limited, Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited, ABSA Bank of Botswana Limited, Stanbic Bank Limited, Bank Gaborone, First Capital Bank Limited, and the central bank of Botswana. Parastatal clients have included Botswana Power Corporation, Botswana Development Corporation, National Development Bank, Botswana Innovation Hub, and Civil Aviation Authority Botswana.
Jeffrey has been involved in the most significant insolvencies and restructurings in Botswana including the winding of BCL Limited, the KFC franchise business and the restoration to solvency of the Mowana Mine.
Jeffrey is recognised as a Highly Regarded lawyer in the 31st edition of IFLR1000, and further recognised as a leading banking lawyer in Who’s Who Legal 2023, leading restructuring and insolvency lawyer in Who’s Who Legal 2023 and is listed as a Top Ranked Practitioner in Chambers Global 2023 in Band One.
210 Barkston Drive Blairgowrie Johannesburg South Africa
238 Randburg South Africa
Practice Areas
Obrien Bvindi is a Partner at Akheel Jinabhai & Associates in the Specialised Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Department and he is admitted as an attorney, notary public and conveyancer of the High Court of Botswana and the High Court of Zimbabwe. Obrien has extensive experience in arbitration, dispute resolution, construction law, corporate commercial litigation, insurance law and insolvency law.
81 Helderberg College Road Somerset West Somerset West South Africa
23 Somerset West South Africa
Practice Areas
Topiwa Chilume, a Partner at Akheel Jinabhai & Associates, has 22 years post qualification experience. His vast experience ranges from corporate and commercial law to intellectual property gained from working both for large corporates and in private practice. His areas of expertise include transactional law, competition law, corporate restructures, private equity, capital markets, project finance, mergers & acquisitions, mining & energy, public-private partnerships & infrastructure, telecommunications and intellectual property.
Ground Floor, Margate Sands Building, Marine Drive Margate South Africa
4 Margate South Africa
Practice Areas
Focused on obtaining results and building bonds, Cilliers & Gildenhuys is a unique law firm that believes a perfect balance between legal knowledge and interpersonal relationships is fundamental to the field of law.
In Association with Gross Papadopulo & Associates, the firm boasts with combined experience of about 65 years, enabling superior services in the following fields:
Commercial Law
• Conveyancing
• Civil Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Credit Law
• Debt Collection
• Dispute Resolution
• Estate Planning and Administration
• Family Law
• Insolvency Law
• Medical Negligence
• Road Accident Fund & Third Party Claims
• Magistrate’s Court Practice, and
• High Court Practice
65 George Storrar Drive, Groenkloof, Pretoria South Africa
Practice Areas
CAREER
- 2008 Qualified, Mhaka Attorneys
- 2009 Attorney, Minchin & Kelly (Botswana)
- 2010 Associate; 2016 Partner
- LLB (cum laude), University of South Africa, 2008
- Diploma in Trial Advocacy, Law Society of Botswana and National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2010
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of Botswana
MAIN AREAS OF LAW
Jayne Cross is a partner in the Civil Litigation practice. Her area of expertise is in the field of insurance law, commercial and civil litigation and liquidations. Jayne has extensive experience in domestic and cross border litigation.
Jayne is a trainer in the Trial Advocacy Course administered by the Law Society of Botswana, in conjunction with US and East African lawyers which provides legal advocacy training skills.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Examples of Jayne’s work include:
- Acting on behalf of most of the international insurance companies in Botswana as well as the Government Insurance Scheme
- Instituting and defending third party insurance claims
- Litigation relating to insurance contracts
- Defending public liability claims
- Litigation on disputed pension matters
- Repossessions
- Personal damages claims
- Medical negligence claims
- Property disputes
- Advising and representing local and international companies in contractual breach claims
- Advising on interpretation of contracts
- Advising on international conventions
- Litigation relating to restraint of trade and confidentiality agreements
- Liquidations and creditors meetings
- Advice and litigation relating to banking laws and audit regulations
SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS
Her non-contentious practice is mainly in the area of insurance, advising clients on insurance claims and disputes, advising Regent Insurance Botswana (Pty) Ltd now Hollard Insurance Company of Botswana (Pty) Ltd (Hollard), Zurich Insurance Company Botswana Limited now B.I.C.B Limited t/a Bryte Risk Services Botswana (Bryte) on cross border disputes, commercial advice and policy interpretations.
4th Floor, The Forum 2 Maude Street Sandton South Africa
42 Sandton Square South Africa
Practice Areas
MAIN AREAS OF LAW
Terence is the Managing Partner for Minchin & Kelly, and the head of the Real Estate practice which provides legal advice and support on all major property as well as mining transactions the firm deals with. He provides support on various large commercial transactions particularly in the area of property, mining and energy.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Some of the most notable examples of Terence’s work were advising the power utility in the first Independent Power Producer agreement in Botswana, both on the contractual side and on the property aspect of the agreement between Botswana power Corporation and Debswana Mining Company.
SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS
Terence’s clients vary across all industries including; Botswana Development Corporation, Debswana Mining Company, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana Power Corporation, Barclays Bank, Marubeni Corporation, Steag Energy Services, Posco Energy, eMedia Investments, First National Bank, Sandfire Resources NL, Botswana Oil (Pty) Limited, Hatch and Phakalane Estates (Pty) Ltd
CAREER
Terence joined Minchin & Kelly in 1989 as a professional assistant, became a partner in 1993 and was appointed managing partner in 2006.
- LLB, University of Botswana (1989)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1989
- Year of admission as an conveyancer: 1991
- Year of admission as a notary public: 1992
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society High Court Liaison Committee: Chairman (2007 to date)
- Judicial Services Commission (2007-2009)
- Confederation of Africaine de Football (CAF) Legal Affairs and Player Statutes Committee (2004 to 2012)
- Kalahari Conservation Society – Executive Member (1998 to date)
- Loapi Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Chairman (1997 to date)
- Kabelano Charity Trust – Chairman (1995 to date)
- Botswana Football Association: National Executive Committee Member and Legal Advisor (2001-2006)
- Young African Leaders: United States Information Service International Visitors Program (1992)
- Lawyers Adhoc Committee for the drafting of the Legal Practitioners Act: Secretary (1993)
- Botswana Investment & Trade Centre Board Member (2012 to date)
- DLA Piper Africa Board member
48 Cannon Street Uitenhage South Africa
1, Uitenhage South Africa
Practice Areas
CAREER
Tatenda began her career at Armstrongs Attorneys in 2009 and was made a senior associate in 2012. In 2017 she joined Minchin & Kelly as a senior associate and became a Partner in July 2019.
- LLM, University of Cape town (2010)
- LLB, Rhodes University (2006)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
- Year of admission as a conveyancer: 2010
- Year of admission as a notary public: 2010
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Law Society
PUBLICATIONS
Contribution to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2014; Women, Business and the Law 2014: Removing Restrictions to Enhance Gender Equality for the World Bank
Contribution to the Doing Business in 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Doing Business in a More Transparent World for the World Bank.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Her notable work was advising a listed property company on the first ever establishment of a special security purpose vehicle that would hold mortgage bonds for and on behalf of credit beneficiaries in Botswana. She engaged the Registrar of Deeds and was successful in arguing that a security purpose vehicle would not contravene section 52 of the Deeds Registry Act which provides that an agent cannot hold a mortgage bond for and on behalf of a principal.
SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS
Tatenda’s clients vary across all industries including; Botswana Oil Limited, IFSC, African Import Export Bank, Letlole la Rona Limited, Vivo Energy (Proprietary) Limited, First National Bank Botswana Limited, Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited, Botswana Development Corporation, Bank of Scotland, Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund, Hollard Insurance Limited, Aon Botswana, Old Mutual, Government Entities and regularly works with law firms outside the jurisdiction including DLA Piper UK LLP, Simmons & Simmons LLP, Norton Rose, Bowmans and Baker McKenzie.
5 Van Rensburg Street, Nelspruit Mpumalanga South Africa
18 Nelspruit South Africa
P.O. Box 181 & 2259, Nelspruit, 1200 South Africa
Practice Areas
Access to Children, Business Law, Childrens Rights, Civil, Commercial, Commercial Drafting, Company Law, Company Registrations, Contracts, Debt Collections, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Evictions, Family Law, General Practice, High Court Practice, Litigation (Civil), Litigation (Commercial), Litigation (Corporate), Litigation (General), Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Maintenance, Matrimonial, Mining, Trusts, Wills
Office 12, Garsfontein Office Park 645 Jacqueline Drive Pretoria South Africa
Practice Areas
Areas of Practice
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
Tefo joined the Bookbinder Business Law firm in April 2018 and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of Botswana in November 2013. His practice areas are dispute resolution, employment, insolvency, and restructuring.
Tefo has acted for clients across a broad range of sectors including construction and engineering, banking, and mining. He has experience advising clients in complex disputes in the areas of labour and employment law, retrenchment, employment benefits, intellectual property, construction arbitration and insolvency. He regularly advises clients on complex recoveries and corporate restructurings. In addition, Tefo has experience in general corporate, regulatory and insurance advisory work.
Tefo graduated with an LLB from the University of Botswana in October 2013. He was subsequently admitted as a Conveyancer and Notary Public. Tefo is a member of both the Law Society of Botswana and Botswana Institute of Arbitrators in good standing.
867 Rhys Laan Avenue Mayville Pretoria South Africa
Practice Areas
Akheel Jinabhai is the Managing Partner of Akheel Jinabhai & Associates and head of the Property Department. Akheel was admitted as an attorney, notary public, and conveyancer of the High Court of Botswana in 2001. He has vast experience in the practice area of property development and conveyancing and is a pioneer in business.
1st Floor, WCMAS Building Cnr. OR Tambo, & Susanna Street Witbank South Africa
5 Emalahleni (Witbank) South Africa
Practice Areas
Msiya Kindiano joined the firm in 2014 and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of Botswana in 2006. Msiya advises on commercial dispute resolution, corporate risk management and recoveries, restructuring and insolvency.
Msiya has acted for, advised, and assisted a broad international client base, which includes multinationals, non-government entities, governments, state-owned entities, and financial institutions, over a wide range of matters, with local, cross-border and trans-national components.
In addition to his technical ability, Msiya’s strength lies in his ability to leverage his experience across various commercial law disciplines to understand risk and provide strategic advice in the way of creative solutions to complex issues, always with an eye on safeguarding clients’ reputations, commercial interests, and resources.
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Banking & Finance
+ Conveyancing & Real Estate
+ Employment
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
50 Boundary Street Tzaneen Tzaneen South Africa
1 Tzaneen South Africa
Practice Areas
Areas of Practice
+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Regulatory & Advisory
+ Capital Markets
+ Competition
Qualifications
+ LLB (University of Botswana)
+ LLM (Commercial Law) (University of Cape Town) (candidate)
Obakeng Lebotse is a Partner at Bookbinder Business Law in the Corporate Department , and Co-Head of the Conveyancing Department. He has a broad corporate (including M&A) and commercial practice and advises on all aspects of local and cross-border transactions.
Obakeng’s practice areas span a number of specialisations, with a particular emphasis on general corporate and commercial advisory, conveyancing and real estate, competition, banking and finance, debt capital markets, regulatory and compliance (including data protection), employment and labour, as well as intellectual property. Obakeng works for a global client base across a wide range of sectors, notably in financial services, tourism and hospitality, retail, and energy.
On the conveyancing and real estate side, Obakeng deals primarily with residential and commercial property, and associated financing transactions. He has experience in all types of Botswana property transactions, including real estate structures, real estate financing, acquisitions and disposals, leasing matters, as well as construction and development agreements.
Obakeng is an admitted Attorney, Conveyancer, and Notary Public of the High Court of Botswana. He holds an LLB from the University of Botswana and is an LLM candidate (Commercial Law) with the University of Cape Town.
1 The Avenue corner Henrietta Rd Johannesburg South Africa
1 Norwood South Africa