Bilika holds the following academic qualifications:
LLM degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada, 1987
LLM degree from the University of Zambia
LLB degree from the University of Zambia.

Mr. Simamba is Legal Counsel at the Legislative Drafting Department of the Cayman Islands Government. He previously taught at the University of Zambia Law School and later served as a Senior Lawyer for the Southern and Eastern African regional integration body, COMESA. Prior to that, he served in many senior capacities at the Ministry of Legal Affairs in the Republic of Zambia. In his new book he asks, "To What Extent Can One Deviate from Prescribed Forms without Affecting Their Validity?"