PUBLICATIONS
Legal Update for September 2018
Legal Update for September 2018.
Monthly Legislative Updates for September 2018
A round up of legislation gazetted in September 2018
The Importance of Registering a Trademark and How To Protect Your Mark Part I
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.
Legal Update for August 2018
Legal Update for August 2018
Monthly Legislative Updates for August 2018
A round up of legislation gazetted in August 2018.
Legal Updates for July 2018
Legal Updates for July 2018.
Review of the General Data Protection Regulation
This article reviews the extraterritorial reach of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and how it may affect Kenyan businesses.
Monthly Legislative Updates for July 2018
A round up of legislation gazetted in July 2018.
Monthly Legislative Update June 2018
A round up of legislation gazetted in June 2018.
Monthly Legislative Update May 2018
A round up of legislation gazetted in May 2018.
Draft Income Tax Bill 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.
Immigration Department Notice – Further Development
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”.
Immigration Department Notice
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 […]
Legal updates for February 2018
Legal updates for February 2018.
Monthly legislative updates for February 2018
Monthly legislative updates for February 2018.
Ban of Plastic Bags In Kenya
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.
Conversion of Freehold and Leasehold Properties Owned by Non-Citizens
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.
New act governing the use of movable property as security
The Act came into force on 16 May 2017 and regulations under the Act have also been gazetted but are not yet available from the Government Printer.
Legal updates for July 2017
A list of legislation gazetted in July along with an analysis of the key legal in competition law.
Review of the competition leniency programme guidelines
A review of the recently published Competition Authority of Kenya Leniency Programme Guidelines looking at how it works who will benefit.