Nelstah Konkola is a goal-oriented, multi-disciplinary professional blending legal expertise, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), business strategy and metallurgical engineering. A Court-Annexed Mediator with extensive experience, Nelstah is accredited by both the Edwards Mediation Academy/ADR Centre International (IMI Qualified) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Her dispute resolution practice is backed by a rich legal and technical foundation, holding a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with Graduate Merit from the University of Zambia, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Copperbelt University, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy.
Nelstah brings hands-on technical and leadership experience, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. She has served in key plant management and metallurgical accounting roles at Konkola Copper Mines Plc, leading critical plant operations, water and sulphur balance environmental projects, risk assessments, and process safety inspections. Her technical command of metallurgy combined with background as a part time university lecturer teaching manufacturing processes and metal failure analysis allows her to navigate highly technical commercial, environmental, and industrial disputes with precision.
In her active ADR practice since 2016, Nelstah serves as a High Court Mediator, resolving court-annexed commercial and civil disputes. Currently practicing as a Learner Legal at Messrs Chibeluka & Partners, she couples legal analysis with assertive negotiation and strategic problem-solving. Nelstah holds specialized certifications in domestic arbitration, international investment and trade rules, environmental governance (Paris Agreement), child rights, and CEDAW under Sustainable Development and the Law frameworks. She is also a designated Commissioner for Oaths.
Areas of Expertise:
• Dispute Resolution & ADR: High Court and Subordinate Court Annexed Mediation, Domestic Arbitration, Commercial & Environmental Negotiations
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: Sustainable Development Law, Investment & Trade Rules, International Human Rights & Gender Frameworks (CEDAW)
• Metallurgical Engineering: Plant Management, Refineries, Acid Plants, Metal Failure Analysis, Quality & Process Control
• Environmental & Risk Governance: Sulphur & Water Balance Projects, Hazard Identification, Air/Soil Pollution Control, Internal Auditing
