01/20/2015
The Commercial Court of Abidjan ruled on 15th January 2015 that Dr Daniel Matjila, a director of ETI and Chief Executive Officer of Public Investment Corporation of South Africa (PIC)), along with PIC and ETI are jointly liable for defamation against Thie
01/16/2015
On Thursday, Albert Essien, the bank’s current chief executive, told the FT: “It is sad. It is an unfair judgment given the facts of the case and we are appealing.”
01/16/2015
Ecobank Transnational Inc. was ordered by the commercial court in Abidjan to pay former Chief Executive Officer Thierry Tanoh 7 billion CFA Francs in compensation,
01/16/2015
Whistle-blowers can now leak information anonymously via AfriLeaks, a new website set up by 19 media outlets and activist groups across the continent, which is committed to "speaking truth to power"
01/08/2015
Lutepo is accused of siphoning over K1.6 billion from government coffers through ghost contracts in what is currently terms as Cashgate.
12/28/2014
Prosecutors say Gurure allegedly met Mutengwa and also made several communications with him over the phone and on e-mail in relation to the deal.
12/24/2014
The directors of Pension Fund Custodian (PFC) will be sentenced to a minimum of five years imprisonment
12/23/2014
African Bank Investments said on Tuesday it expects to publish its delayed annual results for the current financial year by the end of March 2015.
12/22/2014
The High Court ruling of Mr Justice Koomson had been at the instance of the HFC Bank.
12/22/2014
The man behind one of South Africa's largest alleged Ponzi schemes is believed to have fled to Dubai
12/21/2014
The Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has filed an appeal in the case in which it lost to Akwasi Boakye Osei, a businessman for failing to honour his cheques
12/12/2014
International law firm advises on U.S.$750,000,000 sovereign bond tap issue by the Republic of Kenya
International law firm has advised the joint lead managers in relation to the U.S.$750,000,000 tap issue by the Republic of Kenya of its debut issue of U.S.$500,000,000 5.875% Notes due 2019 and U.S.$1,500,000,000 6.875% Not
12/08/2014
Africa business in brief | issue 91 | 2014-12
12/04/2014
Peter Petrou, a 30 year-old British-born, international award-winning Commercial Lawyer, has advised several of the world’s largest corporations on doing business in Africa.
12/02/2014
Leading global law boosts South African offering with two new partners
The firm has an extensive practice covering the African continent. We have three offices in Cairo, Casablanca and Johannesburg and regularly work on matters involving other African countries.
11/27/2014
Indications emerged Wednesday that the rights issue proposed by Access Bank Plc to raise the sum of N68 billion for its operations has been enmeshed in litigation following a suit filed by some aggrieved shareholders against the management of the bank.
11/27/2014
Africa's largest law firm boosts banking & finance team
He is a qualified English lawyer
11/27/2014
The DIFC Courts, Dubai’s established English-language, commercial common law judicial system, today signed a landmark enforcement document with the High Court of Kenya (Commercial and Admiralty Division) in a move that further reinforces the UAE&
11/27/2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Germany's BASF SE and Standard Bank and one other big platinum and palladium dealers have been sued in the US.
11/25/2014
The Ivory Coast association of legal consultants has joined the Ivory Coast bar association in voicing its opposition to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe’s plans to launch an affiliated office in the country.