Joy-Rachel Mutemi

Practice Areas

We advise on corporate and commercial law; property and conveyancing; immigration (permits, visas, compliance) succession, estate planning; regulatory compliance; cross‑border transactions; contracts; employment; debt recovery and insolvency; IP; SME advisory.

Career

Joy Rachel Mutemi Mondoka is Partner and Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution at Theotis Mutemi Legal Practitioners, Lusaka. With 10+ years at the Zambian Bar, she specialises in civil and commercial litigation, banking and financial services law, corporate governance, and ADR.

Known for an assertive, client‑focused approach, she has secured precedent‑setting judgments before Zambia’s High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Her practice includes corporate restructuring, M&A, receiverships, liquidations, and company secretarial advice. She holds an LLB, an LLM in Corporate & Commercial Law, and is MCIArb.

Professional Memberships

Theotis Mutemi Legal Practitioners holds memberships with the Law Association of Zambia, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (via the Managing Partner), Europlaw, African Enterprise Advisors, and Global Law Experts, demonstrating compliance with national standards and commitment to international arbitration best practices, cross‑border legal coordination, pan‑African advisory networks, and a strong global reputation.

Publications

LinkedIn analyses on litigation and ADR: Supreme Court Rule 48(4) (Apr 2025), resilience in ADR (Jul 2024), mediation roles (Jun 2024), planning tribunal critique (2013).

Personal

Seasoned litigator driving justice innovatively.