BOTSWANA Law and Practice Contributed by: Thembani Jeremiah, Tebogo Edison Tladi, Kaone Marumoloa and Magadi Lesego Mphothwe, Jeremiah Tladi & Co
Jeremiah Tladi & Co is a Gaborone-headquartered law firm with a branch office in Francistown, advising boards, financiers, sponsors and government across Botswana. Arbitration work is led jointly by the firm’s two partners: Thembani Jeremiah and Tebogo Edison Tladi. The practice sits alongside related banking and finance, competition, procurement and infrastructure and PPP expertise. Recent instructions include col -
laborating with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on a Botswana PPP opportunity and advising a Botswana parastatal on a major infrastructure project, for cli - ents spanning government, regulated financial insti - tutions and state-owned entities including First Na - tional Bank Botswana, Botswana Power Corporation, Choppies Enterprises Limited and Botswana Unified Revenue Services.
Authors
Thembani Jeremiah is a partner and head of the litigation department. He appears before the High Court of Botswana, the Court of Appeal and specialist tribunals, and acts as counsel and arbitrator in commercial
Kaone Marumoloa is an associate in the commercial department. He is an attorney, conveyancer, and notary public. He holds an LLB from the University of Botswana. Kaone’s practice focuses on commercial
and construction arbitrations, with particular strength in disputes governed by FIDIC-form contracts and dispute-adjudication boards. He holds a Certificate in Arbitration in the Construction Industry from the University of Pretoria, obtained in 2018. He is a member of the Law Society of Botswana and the Botswana Institute of Arbitrators. Tebogo Edison Tladi is a partner and head of the commercial department. He acts and appears in high-value commercial litigation and arbitration, including disputes concerning procurement, banking, contract and administrative-law review, and sits as both counsel and arbitrator in commercial and construction arbitrations. Alongside his disputes practice, he advises boards, sponsors, lenders and government on mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, competition and infrastructure and PPP transactions. He is a member of the Law Society of Botswana and the Botswana Institute of Arbitrators.
advisory, commercial and civil litigation, corporate due diligence, corporate governance, drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, labour and employment matters, administrative law, and dispute resolution. He has advised corporate clients across various sectors and has undertaken additional professional training in intellectual property, competition law, contract law and unjustified enrichment through Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is a member of the Law Society of Botswana and the Botswana Institute of Arbitrators.
Magadi Lesego Mphothwe is an associate in the commercial department. She is an attorney, conveyancer, and notary public. She holds an LLB from the University of Botswana. Magadi’s practice areas
centres on drafting commercial agreements, representing clients in corporate-commercial disputes and procurement disputes and engaging in alternative dispute resolution processes including arbitration, adjudication, and mediation alongside a growing passion for transaction advisory. She advises on a range of contractual and regulatory matters within the commercial space, and remains committed to continuous professional development and to delivering client-focused legal solutions. She is also a member of the Law Society of Botswana and the Botswana Institute of Arbitrators.
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