Africa Legal | News Jobs Course Events

profiles and features

Leading with authenticity

In a move that underlines TripleOKLaw’s commitment to breaking barriers, Marysheila Onyango-Oduor became Managing Partner last month. She discusses leadership, evolving legal practice, and her pioneering journey

profiles and features

Rights, Equality, Empowerment: celebrating African women leaders and lawyers

International Women’s Day, which began in 1911 and is celebrated annually on 8 March, honours the achievements of women across all aspects of life, while also advocating for gender equality.

profiles and features

Empowering people to enable success

One of Africa’s oldest and most respected law firms, Webber Wentzel has served clients for more than 150 years. New senior leaders Safiyya Patel and Gareth Driver talk to Africa Legal about trust, legacy, and transformation

profiles and features

Serving through sport

Ugandan lawyer Timothy Kajja spearheads Young African Leaders in Sport, a pan-African forum advocating for the inclusion of young people in sport leadership and governance. He spoke with Africa Legal about passion, education, and growing opportunities on and off the field.

law firm news

LEX Africa strengthens pan-African footprint by welcoming premier Ethiopian firm DABLO Law

Africa’s oldest and largest legal alliance has this week officially added DABLO Law Firm LLP to its roster of more than 700 lawyers across 30 African nations providing local and cross-border solutions for clients

Latest news

Featured Event

Visit https://www.afsic.net/ to claim your discount by 31 March 2025

Podcasts

Embracing the power of positive disruption

Are general counsel the disruptors or the disrupted, asked Liz Snodgrass at Africa Legal’s General Counsel Forum which rounded off the 2024 Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town in early February, writes Sheena Carnie.

Mauritius firm CMS Prism continues growth by adding new Head of Dispute Resolution

Leading Mauritius business law firm CMS Prism (in association with CMS) has bolstered its disputes practice with today’s announcement of longtime senior state counsel Gaelle Angoh Li Ying Pin as its new Head of Dispute Resolution

Africa Legal | News Jobs Course Events

Leading with authenticity

Rights, Equality, Empowerment: celebrating African women leaders and lawyers

Empowering people to enable success

Serving through sport

LEX Africa strengthens pan-African footprint by welcoming premier Ethiopian firm DABLO Law

Latest news

Criminalisation of suicide is unconstitutional, court rules

Time to smash the barriers to justice

Udo Jude Ilo Appointed CEO of HiiL – A Visionary for People-Centred Justice

Harmonising FMCG laws: Africa’s trade tango

Looming clash of jurisdictions in East Africa

From prison to the bar

AI chatbot breaks legal barriers to health research

Court clears hurdles for GMO foods in Kenya

Supporting the deals that power Africa’s future

Modern IP laws needed to curb digital piracy

Featured Event

Podcasts

Investing in Africa's greener future

The journey so far

Navigating product liability in the health sector

The O-shaped lawyer and Africa’s legal evolution

ESG and law in Africa: Navigating sustainability and governance

Shaping Africa’s Green Revolution

Real-world solutions to real-world problems

Overcoming imposter syndrome

Exploring Mali’s evolving mining landscape

Connecting investors and destinations through financial strategies

Trending

Empowering people to enable success

Tanzania’s court system goes for AI solutions

The Largest 50 Firms in Africa Ranked for the First Time

Fostering relationships and future-proofing African mining

Webber Wentzel Announces Strategic Appointments to Strengthen Key Practice Areas

Profiles and features

Leading with authenticity

Empowering people to enable success

Serving through sport

Rights, Equality, Empowerment: celebrating African women leaders and lawyers

Next-gen growth, professional and personal

Leading the way in exciting times

Opening doors to great opportunities

Can Africa become a poster child for how to establish cleaner, sustainable mines?

Seizing the opportunity presented by Tanzania’s investment environment

Spotting problems, providing solutions

Embracing the power of positive disruption

Mauritius firm CMS Prism continues growth by adding new Head of Dispute Resolution