OHADA Law and Litigation

A visionary, a true leader, and a disciple of hard work.

Mr. Simon KAYONGO is fluent in French, English and Swahili.

- Public procurement and public-private partnerships, companies in difficulty and tax litigation practice, organized by the Lualaba Bar Association and the law firm MAVINGA DECLERC & PARTNERS

- Tax decentralization in the Democratic Republic of Congo, organized by the Tax Institute of the University of Liège, the University of Kolwezi and the law firm MAVINGA DECLERC & PARTNERS

- Justice professionals facing the challenges of the digital age, organized by the Lualaba Bar Association, the Kolwezi Commercial Court, Droit Numérique.cd and OHADA.com

- the practice of litigation concerning tax, non-tax, customs and excise revenues, organized by the Federation of Enterprises of Congo/Haut-Katanga and the law firm MAVINGA DECLERC & PARTNERS

- The practice of tax litigation in the Congolese tax system: litigation concerning tax revenue, litigation concerning non-tax revenue, litigation concerning customs and excise revenue, and litigation concerning parafiscal revenue (CNSS, ONEM, FPI, FONER...), organized by the Federation of Enterprises of Congo/Lualaba and the law firm MAVINGA DECLERC & PARTNERS

- The responsibility of the third party served with the seizure order is central to the New Uniform Act on Simplified Recovery Procedures and Enforcement Measures, organized by Juris-Lab

- General presentation of OHADA, debt recovery and enforcement procedures, organized by the Lualaba Bar Association and Maître Jérémie WAMBO

Arsène Kabey Muyej was admitted as a lawyer to the Bar Association of the Court of Appeal of Haut-Katanga on August 24, 2017. He thus has almost four years of experience practicing law in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

* He has been a research assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Kolwezi (UNIKOL) since 2018.

Arsène Kabey Muyej worked for the Kolwezi-based law firm Patrick Kazanga & Partners (PK&P), as well as serving as the Kolwezi correspondent for the firm Emery Mukendi Wafwana & Associates, SCP (EMW&A, SCP). He also worked for the firm ELITE LAW FIRM SCP at its Kolwezi office.

* He has experience in the areas of corporate law, business law, commercial law, labor law, land law, and litigation.

* In this capacity, he participated in the formation of several commercial companies and took part in various simplified debt recovery procedures, in accordance with OHADA law, as well as community law.

Graduated with a degree in public law from the University of Likasi in 2019

Reagan Rutong Mutej has been admitted to the Lualaba Bar Association since February 2021. He thus has more than four years of experience practicing law in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

-. Reagan Rutong Mutej worked in the firm JOSEPH A CHAL and partners (JAC & partners).

- _ trained on several occasions in the fields of mining law, corporate law, business law, environmental law and litigation.

- - in this capacity, he participated in the formation of commercial companies and cooperatives and took part in various simplified debt recovery procedures in accordance with community law.

- Reagan Rutong Mutej is a member of the firm Simon Kayongo and Partners (SK-P) specializing in tax law, corporate law, mining law and insurance law.... Headquartered in Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cabinet Administrator

Graduated in private and judicial law from the University of Lubumbashi, admitted to the Lualaba Bar on February 17, 2024.

Worked at the firm Célestin KAPWAYA and Associates based in Lubumbashi

Participated in several continuing education and certification courses, the most important of which were:

- Justice system stakeholders facing the challenges of the digital age, organized by the Commercial Court, the Lualaba Bar Association, Droit Numérique.cd and OHADA.com

- Disputes concerning tax revenue, non-tax revenue, customs and excise revenue, and parafiscal revenue (CNSS, ONEM, FPI, FONER...), organized by the Federation of Enterprises of Congo and the law firm MAVINGA DECLERC & PARTNERS

- The liability of the third party served with the seizure order is central to the New Uniform Act on Simplified Recovery Procedures and Enforcement Measures, organized by Juris-Lab

- Interferences between security interests, collective debt settlement procedures and enforcement measures under OHADA law, organized by the Lualaba Bar Association

He also participated in an international symposium on securing extractive investments in conflict zones, organised by JUS AFRICA and Doc & Juris