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Davis has also attended Advocacy and Trial Techniques seminars and training courses within and outside Malawi.

He volunteers as part time lecturer in Professional Conduct and Ethics at the Malawi Institute of Legal Education (MILE) since 2019. He is also involved in writing papers and making presentations on legal ethics and trial advocacy with the Malawi Law Society for Continuing Professional Development.

Davis is also an accomplished musician.

• Represented a client in multi-billion Kwacha taxation disputes involving complex issues of law and facts, including on transfer pricing.
• Provided extensive advice to Malawi’s largest mining company on various aspects relating to setting up and running a mine and assisted in negotiation of a Mine Development Agreement with the Government.
• Worked with international lawyers in matters commenced outside Malawi involving allegations of sexual harassment, child labour / forced labour against Malawi entities. Was involved in formulation of policies and making presentations to client’s employees on the law relating to sexual harassment and contents of policies.
• Successfully defended clients in employment matters involving claims in millions of US$ taken out by former employees who formed part of the top brass. Apart from involving senior employees, the matter involved novel areas of employment law and could have resulted in huge potential liability for the client.
• Represented a big Malawian insurance broker in a matter where they have been sued for allegedly failing to arrange insurance for tobacco which was being transported to China and was allegedly damaged at sea. The amounts involved are large and the case is complex. The tobacco was alleged to have been damaged at sea aboard a South African owned ship. Davis had to work closely with the client’s South African based lawyer. Matter is currently awaiting judgement before the Commercial Division of the High Court of Malawi
• Successfully represented a conglomerate in an action for control and/or ownership of a joint venture company valued in billions of Malawi Kwacha (Millions of US$). This matter involved application of contract as well as company law principles. The Claimants’ action against the client was dismissed in the High Court, and they appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal for Malawi.
• Successfully represented a local bank in a claim by a customer for alleged breach of contract and/or negligence. The matter was very important for the client not only because of the amounts involved (millions of US$) but also because it was touching on client’s business reputation.
• Represented a minority shareholder in a publicly listed company in a claim for oppression and/or unfair prejudice against the company and/or the majority shareholders and/or the directors of the publicly listed company. The matter involved issues of company law, accounting and financial disclosures, auditing, compliance with listing requirements and accounting standards, fiduciary duties, arm’s length transactions and transfer pricing etc. The matter was settled out of court.
• Successfully represented a Malawian Bank at a mediation in London, England, in relation to claims by an American financial institution brought by way of an arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules.
• Successfully handled and concluded a criminal matter involving fraud by a senior manager. Although the amounts involved were not very huge, the case raised issues of accounting and knowledge of VAT and corporate tax issues. The prosecution called 10 witnesses including bank managers and handwriting expert.

• Ranked Band 2 as a top lawyer in Business Law by Chambers Global for six consecutive years.
• “Chambers Global” who interviewed parties in Malawi and elsewhere described Njobvu as a “brilliant mind”. They further reported that clients stressed that he is one to look out for… “Always prepared, presents his case clearly, puts forward his position well and plays by the rules”.
• Recipient of lifetime achievement award from Lions Club of Malawi in 2007 for contributions to acoustic music.

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