Legal Update for September 2018
Legal Update for September 2018.
Legal Update for September 2018.
A round up of legislation gazetted in September 2018
K&S is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted in the following four categories for the Law Digest Africa Awards 2018: Managing Partner of the Year 2018 Capital Markets Team 2018 Law Firm of the Year 2018 M&A Team of the Year 2018 For more info click here.
In this two part series our IP team discusses the do’s and don’ts of trademarks in Kenya. In this first part the team discusses the importance of registering a trademark; how to defend a registered or unregistered trademark; matters to be aware of when using a registered mark with variations.
A round up of legislation gazetted in August 2018.
Kaplan & Stratton Advocates and Allen & Overy hosting “Trends in Africa – Energy & Infrastructure” and “International Dispute Resolution” at the Radisson Blu in Nairobi
This article reviews the extraterritorial reach of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and how it may affect Kenyan businesses.
A round up of legislation gazetted in July 2018.
A round up of legislation gazetted in June 2018.
A round up of legislation gazetted in May 2018.
The National Treasury published a draft Income Tax Bill, 2018 for public comment. The proposed legislative overhaul is intended to support the President’s ‘Big Four’ agenda, to bring income tax legislation in line with international best practice and to reflect the current business environment.
Further to our previous alert dated 22nd May 2018, here , please be advised that the Immigration Department has confirmed that the verification exercise applies to all permit holders (Classes A- M permits). The verification exercise is not limited to work permit holders only”.
Following the issuance of a directive by the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government (the “Ministry”) on a crackdown on illegal foreign workers in Kenya, the Ministry and Department of Immigration has issued a Notice that a verification exercise of all work permit holders […]
K&S Lead Adviser to American Tower Corporation on its acquisition of 723 communication towers from Telkom Kenya.
Legal updates for February 2018.
Monthly legislative updates for February 2018.
Following the ban on plastic carrier bags and flat bags by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) last year, it was expected that regulations would follow shortly to provide the regulatory framework for compliance.
On 24 November the Land Regulations, 2017 were gazette. The Regulations provide the process by which freehold titles and leasehold titles with a tenure of over 99 years owned by non-citizens would be converted into leasehold titles of no more than 99 years.