Oil and gas boom places pressure on Namibia’s legal sector : Kauta

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2026-03-06

WINDHOEK, 06 March 2025 - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Managing Partner and Director in Namibia, Patrick Kauta.

WINDHOEK, 06 MAR (NAMPA) - The recent discoveries of oil and gas are presenting one of the most defining challenges for Namibia’s legal sector, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Managing Partner and Director in Namibia, Patrick Kauta, has said.

Kauta made the remarks during the launch of the Legal 500 General Counsel (GC) Powerlist: Namibia 2026 in Windhoek on Thursday, which aims to recognise the vital role played by general counsel.

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