John Kawana is a partner in our Zambian practice. He specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution and has acted on some of the country’s most complex and high-profile matters, from competition and tax disputes to class-action cases involving wrongful discharge. His expertise extends to commercial claims, debt recoveries, and administrative and judicial proceedings, including responding to claims, conducting and managing pre-trial discovery and trial work, and negotiating settlements.
He has acted for clients in the aviation, banking, energy, financial services, logistics and mining sectors in matters before the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, the Zambia Revenue Authority Tax Appeals Tribunal, and the superior and subordinate courts of Zambia.