This is my Curriculum Vitae, I have 2 years post admission practicing in the Courts in Malawi. I have handled contractual matters, employment matters, criminal matter. I am currently pursuing my Professional Masters in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Cape Town with an elective in Individual Employment Law.

1. Curriculum Vitae of Yankho Likongwe. P O Box 30171, Lilongwe 3, Malawi,Tel : + (265)0 888 602 946, + (265)
0 999 808 852, Email : likongweyankho@gmail.com yankholikongwe@likongwelaw.mw
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CURRICULUM VITAE
PART ONE : GENERAL
NAME : YANKHO LIKONGWE
SEX : MALE
NATIONALITY : Malawian
DATE OF BIRTH : 16th April 1998
MARITAL STATUS : Single
DRIVER’S LICENSE: Yes
LANGUAGES : English (First Language), Chichewa
CURRENT CITY : Lilongwe
CURRENT ADDRESS: P O Box 30171, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Tel : + (265)0 888 602 946, + (265) 0 999 808 852
Email:likongweyankho@gmail.com
yankholikongwe@likongwelaw.mw
PART TWO : ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Till Date: CURRENTLY PURSUING MY PROFESSIONAL MASTERS AT
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAW, WITH A MODULE IN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW
8th October 2021: ADMITTED TO THE BAR
2020 to 2021 : COMPLETED LEGAL PRACTITIONERS QUALIFYING COURSE
2016 to 2019 : Bachelor of Laws (Honours) 2:1
(Upper Second Class), Keele University, England.
First Class Honours in: English For Academic Purposes 4, Contract 2,
Law in Action, Introduction to Public International Law, Land Law 1.
2015 to 2016 : Cambridge A Level Diploma in Business Studies, Law and
Information and Communication Technology, Kamuzu Academy,
Malawi
A – Business, B – Applied Information and Communication
Technology, C –Law.

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Accepted to Malawi University of Science and Technology
2014 to 2015 : Cambridge AS Level Diploma in Business Studies, Law,
Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics,
Kamuzu Academy, Malawi
A – Business, B – Applied Information and Communication
Technology, C - Mathematics, C – Law.
2012 to 2014 : IGCSE By Cambridge International Examinations Board,
In 10 Subjects, Kamuzu Academy, Malawi.
7As - Business Studies, Chemistry, First Language English, History,
Latin, Mathematics, Physics.
2Bs - Biology, Information and Communication Technology
1C - Literature (English)
PART THREE : WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2022 : Validus Circle, Lilongwe, Malawi
To Present Date
Position Held : Director
Main
Responsibilities: Validus Circle is a Youth Lead Organisation that focuses on bettering
the lives of underprivileged youths in Malawi. Its vision is to see a
“talented, healthy and educated community in Malawi’. The mission
of Validus Circle is to “empower the children and youth of Malawi to
achieve their full potential by providing the necessities required to
succeed. In this role, I have assisted in vetting the registration
documents of the Organization as well as advising on fundraising
matters and organizing fundraising events.
October 2021 : Likongwe & Company Lawyers, Lilongwe, Malawi
To Present Date
Position Held : Legal Practitioner
Main
Responsibilities: Likongwe and Company is retained by several of the commercial
banks in Malawi to handle the legal matters their own in house
lawyers find to daunting to handle themselves. I have assisted in the
private prosecution of their employees and fraudsters who have
defrauded commercial banks. I have also assisted in the defending of
commercial banks in labour disputes regarding the unfair dismissal of
their former employees and have been successful. I have also assisted
in the defence of probate matters when a bank tried to exercise their

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right over a surety after the debtor had defaulted on their loan
payments. Defending Clients involved in motor vehicle accidents who
are insured and liaising with the Insurance Company to ensure that
the matter is properly defended at trial. Representing individuals
involved in motor vehicle accidents, helping them obtain fair
compensation from negligent parties and their insurers. Drafting
Quantum of Damages in Defence of a Client's claims. Negotiating
lower settlement payouts in personal injury claims. Drafting
settlement agreements Conducting risk management audits to
identify areas of potential liability for retained clients. Writing
quarterly reports on ongoing cases along with audit reports. Creating
databases for ongoing cases and the actions required to be taken on
the cases. Managing the library and creating a database of books
currently available. Researching cases cited in Skeleton Arguments
and finding them in the physical copies of the law reports and
digitizing them to prepare a list of authorities. Handling debt
collection and drafting demand letters and summons for various
courts. I was tasked with debt collecting for various loan providing
clients. Each client had several debtors; hence, each required a
demand letter displaying their outstanding balance, our collection
costs and the total. Our collection costs are on a sliding scale and are
set out in the Legal Practitioners (Scale and Minimum Charges) Rules.
To increase efficiency and accuracy I programmed an excel
spreadsheet to carry out these calculations. Preparing and filing
applications. Representing clients in the Industrial Relations Court.
Preparing applications for letters of administration in probate matters.
Researching and drafting legal opinions involving land issues,
employment matters, and contractual agreements. Researching
matters involving medical negligence. Reading contracts and drafting
amendments. Drafting contracts and lease agreements. Drafting
defences, skeleton arguments, sworn statements, statements of issues,
applications to dismiss matters for want of prosecution, seizure and
sale applications, and warrants of distress, preliminary applications,
interlocutory applications, affidavits, charge sheets, charge sheet
objections. Drafted conveyancing documents and deeds such as
Contracts of Sale, Assignments, Deeds of Transfers, and the
supporting documents necessary for registration at the Ministry of
Lands. Reviewing notes from disciplinary proceedings in order to
better defend clients. Liaising with Sheriffs to execute wants of
distress. Filing documents under strict deadlines. Representing clients
in criminal matters relating to theft and foreign exchange-related
crimes. Handling defamation matters. Working within a close-knit
team in proactively managing client files with minimum supervision.
Responding to client enquiries and providing appropriate legal
advice. Researching and analyzing various legislations, policies and
precedents by utilizing a range of legal databases. Conducting legal

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research in various legal departments such as Litigation, Corporate
Law, Conveyance, Criminal Prosecution, Debt Collection, Warrants of
Distress, and Committal Proceedings. Responsible for reviewing
employment law cases/disputes. Providing advice on how to conduct
disciplinary hearings and being part of a panel during disciplinary
hearings. Negotiating plea agreements. Attending trials, arguing
applications in court, conducting the trial, leading evidence in chief,
conducting cross-examinations, and re-examinations. Taking notes
during fast-paced arguments in court. Experienced in using Zoom,
Microsoft Office Suite, and Google, and experienced in researching on
MalawiLii, Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Thomson Reuters Practical Law. I
have also attended several Continuous Professional Development
seminars such as one involving Recent Constitutional and Property
Law Developments, Technology and the Law, Professional Ethics,
and one on Contemporary Developments in Intellectual Property
Law, just to name a few.
2020 to : Newwave Group, Lilongwe, Malawi
Present Day
Position Held : Co-Founder
Main
Responsibilities: After noting that there was a lack of protection of Intellectual Property
in Malawi among musicians, I started this initiative along with my
Co-Founders to promote Malawian artists to begin uploading their
music to digital streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
The Group initially curated playlists strictly for Malawian music. We
run campaigns on social media to teach upcoming artists how to
upload their music onto digital streaming platforms. This service was
completely free in order for them to reach a wider audience as well as
protect their intellectual property as at the time their only options
were to upload their music on free download sites and would receive
no money from it yet the websites would profit from having their
music on the sites. Hence, by sensitizing them and encouraging them
to make their music only available for streaming they are now
ensured to make a slight profit from their music and their intellectual
property. So far we have curated over 100 playlists with 1000+ songs
being featured on their playlists, and we’ve seen the impact this has
had on Malawi’s streaming culture. In 2023, after a lengthy battle, we
registered Newwave Group as a fully registered and licensed music
distribution and publishing partnership. The vision is to expand the
capacity of the already existing Malawian spaces (tv, radio, film,
advertising and public places) to include more Malawian music
through us and ensure the artists are profiting from this. My

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responsibilities during this time were setting up the accounts to curate
the playlists, curating the playlists and picking the songs, assisting in
designing the cover arts, assisting in the write-ups informing artists of
their rights in regards to their intellectual property, drafting contracts
for artist management, vetting contracts for artists. Drafting the
documents required to register Newwave Group as a partnership,
then having it licensed by the Copyright Association of Malawi for it
to be a publishing company. I also assist in the development of our
website. I also draft our distribution agreements. We have also won
the Copyright Grant by the Copyright Association of Malawi and we
are currently implementing workshops known as Ntchito Za Manja
Anga focused on sensitizing artists on their intellectual property
rights and how to manage licensing as well as how to benefit from the
works of their hands.
May 2020 to : Likongwe & Company Lawyers, Lilongwe, Malawi
October 2021
Position Held : Intern
Main
Responsibilities: Writing quarterly reports on ongoing cases. The writing of these
Reports helped me develop my understanding of complex Legal
issues that were contained in the various files. It also taught me to
calculate Fees, and other forms of damages, especially those found in
Employment disputes. This was whilst attending the Malawi Institute
of Legal Education and the work helped me become more familiar
with the Malawian legal system.
January 2020 to: Leigh Day (UK Law firm)
April 2021
Position Held : Senior Malawian Paralegal
Main
Responsibilities: Calling clients and asking them about their experiences with members
of staff, also recording their answers into spreadsheets. During this
experience, I improved my communication and interviewing skills
over the phone. My role at Leigh Day required me to follow the data
protection guidelines of the UK to safeguard our clients' data.
Advising the foreign law firm on Laws relating to Malawi.
September 2019: Leigh Day (UK Law firm)
To November 2019

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Position Held : Paralegal
Main
Responsibilities: Interviewing clients and translating from English to Chichewa.
Inputting client information into a spreadsheet. As a paralegal
working for Leigh Day, I practiced translating and relaying complex
legal documents to others in Chichewa and found a new appreciation
of how law can be used to benefit those who are disadvantaged. This
experience also helped improve my typing skills and my client
interviewing skills. Developed the ability to convey instructions and
explain documents clearly and effectively, even across language
barriers. My role also involved translating questions from English to
Chichewa (the local dialect), then translating the answer from
Chichewa to English and typing the answer into a spreadsheet
simultaneously.
August 2019 to: Likongwe & Company Lawyers, Lilongwe, Malawi
January 2020
Positions Held : Intern
Main
Responsibilities: Shadowing Legal Practitioner (to Industrial Relations Court,
Magistrates Courts, Mediations, High Court). During this time I
obtained a better understanding of the Malawian Courts system. I also
drafted several documents such as Summons, Defences, and
Applications to Dismiss for Want of Prosecution. I also spent a lot of
time researching cases, preparing trial bundles and lists of authorities.
I learnt different methods of researching cases and using different
research tools.
November 2018 : Keele University (England), Law Department
To July 2019
Position Held : International Law Student Voice Representative
Main
Responsibilities: To get this role I was elected by my fellow students as a student voice
representative for third year law students. After being elected, I was
promoted to the role of International Law Student Voice Ambassador.
My responsibility was to communicate with fellow international
students and suggest ideas to the teaching staff on how they can
improve the university experience for law students. The changes I
helped bring about included one where they changed training days
for their Community Legal Outreach Clinic (CLOCK), which was set

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during a time when most international students were expected to
have flown back to their home countries. I also worked closely with
the learning and development office where we implemented new
ways to improve engagement with the course from international
students by providing them with earlier engagement during their
orientation week with the help of the Keele law society.
January 2019 : Keele University (England), Marketing Department
To July 2019
Position Held : Student Ambassador
Main
Responsibilities: I functioned as a member of the marketing team for the University.
Would explain my experiences at the university in a manner that
would encourage prospective students to attend the university. I also
gave tours around the campus giving insight into the history of the
university and the facilities it has to offer after carefully studying the
information I would have to give them if they asked.
July 2018 : Likongwe & Company Lawyers, Lilongwe, Malawi
To August 2018
Positions Held : Intern
Main
Responsibilities: I was required to read over case files for the clients, write annual
reports on the progress that has been made on the file, and explain the
further action that needed to be taken.
July 2017 : Likongwe & Company Lawyers, Lilongwe, Malawi
to August 2017
Main
Responsibilities: In this job I was tasked with reading the case files of clients and
preparing progress reports for them. I also wrote a demand letter on
behalf of one of our clients. Soon after the other party received the
letter, they paid the amount owed to our client without need for
further litigation.
August 2015 to : Legal Aid Bureau, Lilongwe, Malawi
September 2015
Positions Held : Intern
Main

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Responsibilities: In this internship, I spoke with clients personally and advised them
on the legal options available to them. This job helped me develop
my communication skills and teamwork skills. I was entrusted with
being the first point of contact.
PART FOUR : ORGANISATIONAL/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2023 : Registered Newwave Group with the Copyright Association of
Malawi (COSOMA)
2022 : Appointed as a Director of Validus Circle, a Youth Lead
Organization
Forming and leading them through the Registration of
Newwave Group, instructing the entire team where needed.
2021 : Appointed as Legal Practitioner at Likongwe & Company
2020 : Appointed as a Senior Malawi Paralegal at Leigh Day (UK Law
Firm)
2019 : Student Ambassador at Keele University, England
International Law Student Voice Representative at Keele
University, England
Paralegal at Leigh Day
2018 : Law Student Voice Representative, Keele University, England
2017 : Captain of a Team in a Client Interviewing Competition at
Keele University
2016 : Head Boy at Kamuzu Academy
2015 : Prefect at Kamuzu Academy
Boys Rugby Captain At Kamuzu Academy
Swimming Gala Captain At Kamuzu Academy
PART FIVE : ACHIEVEMENTS/ AWARDS & COMMUNITY SERVICE
2023 : Became a Member of Rotary Club Malawi
2022 : Registering Newwave Group as a Partnership

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Becoming a Director of Validus Circle and assisting with
charity events and fundraising for underprivileged youths in
Malawi
2021 : Admitted to the Malawian Bar
Assisted in drafting Lecturers' notes, and handouts for Civil
Litigation
2020 : Played a large role in a case which was won, took part in the
Preparation of the Lists of Authorities, case research and trial
bundles for each of the parties and judges. The Case was in the
High Court of Malawi and it was an Election matter, which
decided the fate of the country.
2019 Changed the training times for the Community Legal Outreach
Clinic (CLOCK) to a time more suitable for international
students. Helped plan orientation programs for international
law students to help them better integrate into the law school.
Appeared in the Guardian for working on a case that could
transform the lives of children in poor countries who are forced
to work to survive.
2018 : Went to a school in the local area to teach the youth about the
Sexual Offences Act 2003 and how it affects them and what to
be wary of in their daily lives.
2017 : As a reward for my First Class performance in Contract
Law, I was afforded the chance to explain to my classmates the
techniques used to do well in that module.
2016 : Won a Moot Court based on Public Law issues
Awarded the International Office Scholarship of £8,500 from
University of Bristol.
Came 2nd in the Upper 6th Form in the Diagnostic Tests
Came 2nd In the Upper 6th Form in the Trial Examinations
Winner of the Headmaster’s Prize for being Head Boy
Awarded for outstanding academic performance in Law
Awarded for outstanding academic performance in ICT

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Awarded for outstanding academic performance in Business
Studies
Awarded for outstanding academic performance in Boys’
Sports
Awarded Colours for Rugby
2015 : Achieved first place in the senior boy’s medley relay event at
The Swimming Gala
Came 3rd in the Upper 6th Form Mid-Term Grades
Came 3rd in the Kamuzu Academy United Nations
Competition in the Scholarly essay section
PART SIX : REFEREES
Mr Chikumbutso Sitima
Partner
Likongwe & Company
P.O. Box 30171
Tel: +265999381007
E:
csitima@likongwelaw.mw
Ms Mphatso Iphani
Legal Practitioner
Likongwe & Company
P.O. Box 30171
Tel: +265994265215
E:
mphatsoiphani@likongwelaw.mw
Mr Davis Njobvu
Senior Partner
DNC Chambers
P.O. Box 592
Tel: 0999512343
E:
njobvudavis76@gmail.com
Mr Joel Nyirongo
Telekom Networks
Malawi Plc
Technical-Presales Officer
P.O. Box 3039, Hannover
Streets, Blantyre
Tel: +265888626098
E:
joel.nyirongo@tnm.co.mw

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