Shabir Latif SC is an English qualified barrister and a legal practitioner with over 30 years experience in Malawi. Mr. Latif is also a Senior Counsel. Over a period of time Shabir Latif, SC has specialized in international corporate, commercial, syndication, securitization, energy, Infrastructure, taxation, commercial litigation and regulatory work including, legal opinions, review and regulatory framework in Malawi including of Public private partnerships in Malawi, legal due diligence reviews in takeover and mergers, acquisitions and Hive-downs as well as for listings for the London as well as regional and local stock exchanges and privatisation and public private partnership models and agreements, often to tight deadlines; regulatory and proposed international power purchase agreements, also international corporate finance, banking, syndicated securities, joint ventures, amalgamations, negotiations and drafting of sale and purchase agreements and or reviewing sale and purchase agreements of assets as well as that of shares, shareholders agreement, employee shareholder schemes, competition law, COMESA competition law, IPO’S etc property related transactions (such as transfers, assignment, sale and loan agreements, mortgages and leases), and operating agreements, mining, power related projects for solar power projects, preparation of trust deeds, Deeds of partnerships, businesses and trusts,. Mr. Latif SC acts as directors of many companies.
Hamza Latif, LLB (Hons) Law, Barrister a Law (Grays Inn) (England) originally qualified as a criminal barrister having appeared in over 150 matters in England in about 6 months. Mr. Hamza Latif is a senior associate in the firm and assists the firm in corporate, security, regulatory, LDD, reinsurance, privacy, technology, regulatory, LDD, energy projects such as solar, windmill and petroleum projects, and cultivation and export of cannabis for medicinal and industrial use, infrastructure and non-litigation work with regional and English law dimension. Hamza also assists in fraud investigations conducted through their external international investigation teams.
Omega Sambakunsi
Associate
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws with Honours – Chancellor College 2018
Admitted to the Bar – 2018
Member of the Malawi Law Society – 2018
Omega SambaKunsi graduated from University of Malawi in 2018 with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours, and has a very wide litigation practice. Omega practises in civil litigation, employment, personal injury, labour law and public law litigation.
Liphar Imran
Associate
LLB (Hons) 2016
MILE 2018
Called to the Bar 2018
Member of the Malawi Law Society
Liphar Imran
Associate
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws with Honours – University of Zanzibar 2016
Liphar Imran graduated from Zanzibar University in 2016 with LLB (Hons) and has a very wide practice. Liphar practises in civil litigation, HR, employment, civil, personal injury, labour law, public law litigation, environmental claims, IP and Immigration.
Levison Fraser
Associate
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws with Honours – Chancellor College 2018
Admitted to the Bar – 2018
Member of the Malawi Law Society – 2018
Levison Fraser graduated from University of Malawi in 2018 with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours, and has a very wide practice. Levison has a mixed practice in civil litigation, commercial litigation, employment, personal injury, labour law, commercial law, security, mortgages and probate.
Sheila Alide Dhagia
Consultant
Bachelors of Commerce in Law
Mrs Sheila Dhagia heads our non-contentious department and deals with competition issues, reviews, investigates and analysis contract and regulatory compliance for legal due diligence, land transfers, assignment and leases), energy, probate, incorporation of companies, preparation of memorandum of association and articles of association and setting up companies. exchange control, RBM Registration, businesses and trusts, probate, incorporation of companies and Competition.