THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has applied to join a case in which D Findlay and Partners is seeking a judicial review to restrain the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) from conducting a routine anti-money laundering inspection. LAZ argues that the intended inspection threatens the confidentiality of advocate-client communications. The Association has, therefore, applied to join the matter as the second applicant In this case, the FIC served a notice of inspection on Dessislava Findlay’s law firm on February 10, 2026, with the routine inspection initially scheduled to take place on March 2. However, D Findlay and Partners filed for judicial review, citing the Attorney General as the second respondent, and asking the Lusaka High Court to restrain the FIC...