Legal Insights

The Business Laws (Amendment) Act No.1 of 2020 was assented to by the President on 18th March 2020 and came into force upon assent. With it came amendments to a number of legislations, as discussed below: SALIENT CHANGES *Advanced electronic signature or an electronic signature have both been defined to mean electronic data used to uniquely identify the […]

With the negative impact COVID-19 has had on businesses, several employers have been forced to consider all the options available to them to help sustain their businesses with the current financial resources obtainable which has directly impacted employment in Kenya. While we recommend that it be the very last option, it goes without saying that […]

The Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (hereinafter, “Agreement”) is an Agreement that was executed by 44 African countries establishing a free trade area across Africa which could mean that upon its successful implementation, AfCTA will achieve the world’s largest free trade area. What is it and How Has It Impacted Individual States in Africa? […]

How we do business is changing at a faster rate than ever before. As our local businesses evolve into global corporations, the law, too, must change. In previous decades, the traditional view of corporations has been that they are non-existent entities that have no individual features and that can, therefore, bear no legal liability. This […]