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Unpacking The Recently Enacted Financial Intelligence Laws: The Hub and Spokes Approach
INTRODUCTION The month of February 2022 witnessed the gazetting of many pieces of legislation relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing. Just about three years ago, there were also many statutes and amendments which came into force on the same subject matter. The aspect of mo...
Read Full ArticleProject Finance - The Need and Role of a Lawyer
INTRODUCTION The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on all economies worldwide and Botswana has not been spared. In the current recovery phase, the government, state owned enterprises, private entities and corporations may need to borrow money to assist in the recovery process especially in c...
Read Full ArticleKnowledge Economy And Intellectual Property Rights In Botswana: Implications For Organisations
Knowledge economy has become a buzz term everywhere, be it in government circles, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the academia. It may be defined as an economy where knowledge is acquired, created, disseminated and used effectively to enhance economic development. Intellectual...
Read Full ArticleFinancial Intelligence Act, 2022 – Act No. 2 of 2022
Although this Act overhauled the Financial Intelligence Act, 2019 and its 2021 amendments, not much has changed. The 2019 Financial Intelligence Regulations have been replaced by Statutory Instrument No. 14 of 2022 and the United Nations Security Council Resolutions are now recognised in local law u...
Read Full ArticleArticle 1 Suretyship And Marriage In Community Of Property
One of the main concerns of creditors is to ensure that they have security against any amount they lend. Any such form of security should meet the legal requirements for it to be valid and enforceable. This article focuses on one such security in the form of suretyship. A contract of suretyship can...
Read Full ArticleConcise Practitioner's Report
The year 2020 has proven to be a worldwide milestone - to say the least. In this Second Issue of The CPR (Concise Practitioner’s Report), I felt compelled to note that the dedication of the Court of Appeal may go unnoticed in years to come. Our bench, fully composing of only local judges has moved t...
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