MAIN AREAS OF LAW

Terence is the Managing Partner for Minchin & Kelly, and the head of the Real Estate practice which provides legal advice and support on all major property as well as mining transactions the firm deals with.  He provides support on various large commercial transactions particularly in the area of property, mining and energy.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

Some of the most notable examples of Terence’s work were advising the power utility in the first Independent Power Producer agreement in Botswana, both on the contractual side and on the property aspect of the agreement between Botswana power Corporation and Debswana Mining Company.

SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS

Terence’s clients vary across all industries including; Botswana Development Corporation, Debswana Mining Company, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana Power Corporation, Barclays Bank, Marubeni Corporation, Steag Energy Services, Posco Energy, eMedia Investments, First National Bank,  Sandfire Resources NL, Botswana Oil (Pty) Limited, Hatch and Phakalane Estates (Pty) Ltd

CAREER

Terence joined Minchin & Kelly in 1989 as a professional assistant, became a partner in 1993 and was appointed managing partner in 2006.

• LLB, University of Botswana (1989)
• Year of admission as an attorney: 1989
• Year of admission as an conveyancer: 1991
• Year of admission as a notary public: 1992

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Law Society High Court Liaison Committee: Chairman (2007 to date)
• Judicial Services Commission (2007-2009)
• Confederation of Africaine de Football (CAF) Legal Affairs and Player Statutes Committee (2004 to 2012)
• Kalahari Conservation Society – Executive Member (1998 to date)
• Loapi Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Chairman (1997 to date)
• Kabelano Charity Trust – Chairman (1995 to date)
• Botswana Football Association: National Executive Committee Member and Legal Advisor (2001-2006)
• Young African Leaders: United States Information Service International Visitors Program (1992)
• Lawyers Adhoc Committee for the drafting of the Legal Practitioners Act: Secretary (1993)
• Botswana Investment & Trade Centre Board Member (2012 to date)
• DLA Piper Africa Board member

CAREER

Tatenda began her career at Armstrongs Attorneys in 2009 and was made a senior associate in 2012. In 2017 she joined Minchin & Kelly as a senior associate and became a Partner in July 2019.

• LLM, University of Cape town (2010)
• LLB, Rhodes University (2006)
• Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
• Year of admission as a conveyancer: 2010
• Year of admission as a notary public: 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Law Society

PUBLICATIONS

Contribution to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2014; Women, Business and the Law 2014: Removing Restrictions to Enhance Gender Equality for the World Bank

Contribution to the Doing Business in 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Doing Business in a More Transparent World for the World Bank.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

Her notable work was advising a listed property company on the first ever establishment of a special security purpose vehicle that would hold mortgage bonds for and on behalf of credit beneficiaries in Botswana. She engaged the Registrar of Deeds and was successful in arguing that a security purpose vehicle would not contravene section 52 of the Deeds Registry Act which provides that an agent cannot hold a mortgage bond for and on behalf of a principal.

SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS

Tatenda’s clients vary across all industries including; Botswana Oil Limited, IFSC, African Import Export Bank, Letlole la Rona Limited, Vivo Energy (Proprietary) Limited, First National Bank Botswana Limited, Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited, Botswana Development Corporation, Bank of Scotland, Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund, Hollard Insurance Limited, Aon Botswana, Old Mutual, Government Entities and regularly works with law firms outside the jurisdiction including DLA Piper UK LLP, Simmons & Simmons LLP, Norton Rose, Bowmans and Baker McKenzie.