Diana Inonge Nalishuwa

Diana Inonge Nalishuwa

Senior Associate | ALN Zambia | Musa Dudhia & Co.

Physical Address:

2nd Floor, ALN House, 1394 Mushemi Road, Rhodes Park, Lusaka, Zambia

Postal Address:

P O Box 31198 Lusaka, Zambia

Telephone:

+260 253 822/62/66

Email Address:

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  1. Background

    Diana is a Senior Associate at ALN Zambia | Musa Dudhia & Co., specialising in high-value litigation and arbitration. She brings extensive experience in advising clients across diverse subject areas.

    As a seasoned litigator, Diana has represented clients in disputes involving shareholder issues, mining, employment law, real estate, construction, public procurement, insurance, public law litigation, intellectual property, insolvency, and debt collection. She also represents both local and international clients before various arbitral tribunals and serves on the executive committee of the Lagos Court of Arbitration Network – Young Arbitrators.

    She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from University of Zambia and is a member of the Law Association of Zambia.

  2. Professional Membership
    • Member, Law Association of Zambia
    • Lagos Court of Arbitration – Young Arbitrators Network
  3. Professional Qualifications

    2022: Professional and Personal Development – ALSF.

    2017: Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education, Legal Practitioners’ Qualifying Exam, Zambia.

    2016: Construction law 101 – SADC Lawyers Association

    2015: University of Zambia, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Zambia

  4. Career Summary

    2021 – Date: Senior Associate, Musa Dudhia & Co.

    2018 – 2020: Associate, Musa Dudhia & Co.

    2014 – 2017: Intern and learner Legal Practitioner, Musa Dudhia & Co

  5. Awards and Accolades

    “Diana Nalishuwa’s client service and general level of service is very strong. Her level of sophistication and commercial vision are both strong. She is one of the great lawyers who has handled matters on our behalf. We have not had issues with her handling matters on behalf of the company.” – Chambers Global 2024

  6. Trainings

    2020: Litigation Associate Foundation Programme hosted by Webber Wentzel

    2017: Advanced Construction Law hosted by the SADC Layers Association in alliance with Law Association of Zambia

    2016: Construction law 101 hosted by SADC Lawyers Association in alliance with the Law Association of Zambia

  7. Top Matters

    Dispute Resolution

    • Acting for Helios and Fairfax in connection with an action commenced by a financial institution in which the financial institution was challenging creditor enforcement rights under term deposit agreements.
    • Acting for Cobham in connection with arbitral proceedings commenced against a warehouse operator seeking enforcement of an irrevocable holding certificate relating to cobalt, including successfully obtaining an award in favour of Cobham and acting for Cobham in registration and enforcement proceedings.
    • Acting for Argonaut in judicial review proceedings relating to the refusal by the Ministry of Mines to lodge Argonaut’s appeal against a decision of the Minister of Mines cancelling Argonaut’s mining license on the ground that the Mining Appeals Tribunal was not operational, including successfully obtaining judgment in favour of Argonaut ordering the operationalisation of the MiningAppeals Tribunal.
    • Representing Kashikoto in connection with a construction adjudication involving a claim worth USD 6.8 million.
    • Acting for Konkola Copper Mines in several actions involving encroachment on the client’s mining areas.

    Intellectual Property

    • Advising GoCongo in connection with registration of trademarks in Zambia and representing GoCongo in an appeal challenging the refusal by the Patents and Companies Registration Agency to register certain trademarks

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