Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the firm, its services and how to work with us.
M.Mweene & Partners is a law firm based in Lusaka, Zambia, with its office located in Chalala, Woodlands Extension, off Buluwe Road.
Yes. Although the firm’s office is based in Lusaka, M.Mweene & Partners provides legal services to clients across Zambia.
The firm’s areas of expertise include civil and criminal litigation, corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, investment law, constitutional law, immigration, trusts and estates, debt collection, domestic relations, employment law, consumer and competition law and mining law.
Yes. M.Mweene & Partners assists clients with business registration and the relevant legal and statutory requirements.
Yes. The firm provides conveyancing services relating to property transactions, including contract drafting and settlement.
Clients can contact the firm to schedule a consultation and discuss their legal requirements. The firm’s contact details are provided on its contact page.
Questions by practice area
Corporate & Commercial Law
Yes. Reviewing terms before signature is one of the most useful points at which to involve a lawyer, and usually the least expensive.
Yes. We advise companies and their directors on governance structures and the legal obligations that attach to them.
Yes. Our office is in Lusaka and we act for businesses throughout Zambia.
Civil Litigation
That assessment is the first thing we do. It considers the legal merits, the evidence available, the likely cost and what outcome is realistically achievable.
No. Many are resolved by negotiation or settlement. Court proceedings are one route to a resolution, not the only one.
Yes. We act for clients throughout Zambia and attend where a matter requires it.
Criminal Litigation
As early as possible. Decisions taken during an investigation, before any charge, can shape everything that follows.
Yes. Bail applications are part of our criminal litigation practice.
Yes. Understanding what is happening and what comes next is part of being properly represented.
Mining Law
Yes. Our office is in Lusaka and we act for clients across Zambia, including operators and suppliers in the Copperbelt and North-Western Province.
We assist with contracts arising in mining operations, including commercial agreements with contractors, suppliers and counterparties, and advise on the legal risks each carries.
Yes. We provide legal analysis relating to investment opportunities, obligations and risks so investors can make informed decisions.
Conveyancing & Property
A property transaction turns on documentation and title. Legal review before you commit is what prevents the problems that are difficult and expensive to unwind afterwards.
Yes. We act on property transactions throughout Zambia.
It covers the legal side of a property transaction — contract preparation, title investigation, transfer and settlement.
Employment & Labour Law
Yes, though never for both sides of the same matter.
At minimum it should set out the role, remuneration, hours, leave, notice and termination terms clearly enough that neither party is guessing.
Yes. That is a common employment matter and one where acting promptly usually helps.
Family & Domestic Relations
Communications between a client and their lawyer are protected by legal professional privilege.
Often, yes. Where parties can reach agreement, that is usually better for everyone involved, particularly children.
Yes. Adoption is part of our domestic relations practice.
Debt Collection
That depends on the amount, the debtor’s ability to pay and the cost of recovery. We give an honest view before you commit to a course of action.
No. A properly framed demand resolves many matters. Proceedings are the next step where it does not.
Yes. We act on recovery matters throughout Zambia.
Immigration Law
Yes. The firm’s immigration services support both individuals and corporations.
Yes. Employer obligations are a significant part of immigration compliance.
Yes, alongside advice on the requirements that apply.
Investment Law
Before commitment. Legal analysis is most valuable while the terms can still change.
Yes. We advise both domestic and international parties on Zambian legal considerations.
Yes, and it is a particular area of the firm’s experience.
Constitutional Law
Matters turning on constitutional principles, fundamental rights and freedoms, and the legality of decisions taken by public bodies.
Yes, where their rights are engaged. The first step is assessing whether the point is properly a constitutional one.
Mergers & Acquisitions
A structured review of the target’s legal position — contracts, obligations, disputes, compliance and title — so risk is understood before completion.
Yes, alongside preparing and reviewing the documentation.
Where a transaction engages them, yes.
Trusts & Estate Law
Without one, distribution follows the law’s default position rather than your intentions, and disputes become considerably more likely.
Yes, alongside the planning that precedes it.
Trust structures can hold assets, and we advise on whether one is appropriate to your circumstances.
Business Registration
It depends on liability, ownership, how you intend to raise money and what you plan to do with the business later. We advise on the trade-offs.
Yes, alongside advising on structure and the obligations that follow.
Ongoing statutory and regulatory obligations begin. We advise on meeting them.
Statutory Compliance
That is the first piece of work — mapping obligations against what the business actually does.
Yes. Responding properly and promptly usually improves the outcome.
Yes. Obligations do not scale down as far as most people expect.
Consumer & Competition Law
Yes. They attach to how you deal with consumers, not to your size.
Yes. Terms that have never been reviewed are a common source of avoidable exposure.
Yes, though never against a client of the firm.
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