Shumirai Pipawa Nyashanu Email & Phone Number

Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

Legislative Drafting As part of the team tasked with drafting the Downstream Petroleum legislation, I was an key part of the team responsible for research of legislation in comparative jurisdictions, drafting opinions and high level discussion papers, drafting the working brief and the draft bill. Further, I presented the various documents to stakeholders, both internal and external, and ensuring that their positions and concerns are well articulated and ventilated when further discussions were held.Proudly, I was a key team member in the drafting and presentation of the proposed legislation for the Solar Revolving Fund.

Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

Client Satisfaction My role entails ensuring that our legal process are not only compliant with the requisite laws but also reflect the policies of our clients. This includes updating clients on new laws and practises, providing urgent legal advice on matters, procuring third parties to efficiently and cost effectively attend to ancillary mattes such as tracing and service. Further, I ensure smooth and accurate reporting to client, Courts, debtors and other stakeholders, to ensure that the reports sent to their internal executive committees are current and clear enough for key decisions to be made. Finally, I have provided training to the Standard Bank of Namibia Recoveries team to ensure that our respective internal policies are cohesive. LitigationI attend to all the relevant legal drafting including but not limited to drafting particulars of claim, applications for summary judgment, attachment of immovable properties, applications for eviction, settlement agreements, heads of argument, legal opinions, and Supreme Court Appeals. This has been integral for the creation of relevant formats that make it easier for support staff to learn to assist in drafting correspondence or draft pleadings for training purposes, ManagementManaging a team of three non-legal staff, my role was to create a cohesive and efficient system for the effective functionality of the department and day to day task to ensure that even when I am on leave or in court, my department is not inactive without me. Further, I attend to the training and mentoring of candidate legal practitioners in both spoken and written legal skills, ensure continuous knowledge and skills transfer, as well as ensuring the growth of their soft skills.

No. 4 Banting Street, Windhoek-West, Windhoek

Legal Drafting, Reviewing and Drafting of Legislation, Stakeholder engagements with various Ministries, Drafting Court Documents, Attending to Trial, Attending to mediations, Chairing round table discussions, Providing Legal Opinions and Consulting with Clients.I am currently the head of Debt Collection. Accordingly, above and beyond the above, I coordinate debt collection actives, create templates for pleadings and agreements, consult and negotiate with clients and debtors, attend to court in relation to debt collection, manage and oversee the debt collection process, coordinate sales in execution and settlement negotiations.

No. 4 Banting Street, Windhoek-West, Windhoek

Drafting and Review of Contracts, Reviewed Petroleum Legislation, Drafting and Reviewing of Court Documents, Consulting with Clients, Debt Collection and related activities, Estate Administration and Legal Research.

Master Of Laws (Llm), Intellectual Property Law

Activities and Societies: Nambian Society, iKeys

Bachelor'S Degree, Law, Llb (Hons.)

Activities and Societies: Debate Team