Introduction On April 04, 2022, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning introduced changes to the Regulations governing pensions. The changes that are highlighted below were introduced through Legal Notices Numbers 71, 73 and 74 of 2022 and affect Individual Pension Plan Schemes (IPPS), Occupational Retirement Benefits Schemes (ORBS), and Umbrella Retirement Benefits...
On August 02, 2022, an article written by Emmanuel Mueke, Partner was published on the Business Daily making a case for restructuring insolvent entities. The article demonstrated how giving a second chance to insolvent businesses can be a win-win for all stakeholders of a business; from suppliers and creditors to employees and shareholders. To find...
On the 25th to 27th of July 2022, KN Law, represented by Mugambi Murithi, Patricia Wanjama and Charles Kivuva, partnered with the Strathmore Law School’s Law Clinic in offering free legal services to the public during their Legal Aid week. This is part of Strathmore Law School’s 10th year anniversary celebrations. Not only did the KN Law team...
2022, the Year of the Tiger, is settling into an interesting rhythm. In the Chinese Zodiac, tigers are associated with ambition, justice, courage, and assertiveness. The year has definitely asserted its will on our lives, what with the direction the global economy is taking and new waves of Covid-19 forcing reintroduction of public health measures....
Recordation of Intellectual Property Rights by the Anti-Counterfeit Authority The Anti-Counterfeit Act (the Act) requires recording of intellectual property rights (IPRs) relating to imported goods with the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA). This process is known as recordation. Recordation applies to all forms of intellectual property and irrespective of where they are registered. Consequently, trade importation of...
Introduction The High Court on April 28, 2022, quashed The National Construction Authority (Defects Liability) Regulations 2022 (the “revoked Regulations”). The revoked Regulations proposed to regulate defects liability periods applicable to commercial buildings by setting out statutorily mandatory minimum patent and latent defects liability period. The Regulations among other things sought to define minimum Defect...
Introduction In our recent article on Recent Changes to Trustee Perpetual Succession Act (accessible here) we had mentioned that we will provide an update once Parliament passes changes to the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act (the “Act”). Generally, the Act deals with the legal rules touching on perpetuities and excessive accumulations in trusts. Perpetuities or the...
On April 04, 2022 the President signed into law amendments to the Copyright Act, the Employment Act, the Kenya Deposit Insurance Act, and the Industrial Training Act. We discuss the important changes introduced below. Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2022 This amends the Copyright Act to provide for a revenue sharing formula for proceeds from Ring Back...
Introduction The Dispute Resolution clause is one of the key clauses in a contract and typically a point of protracted negotiations particularly in complex contracts. Contracts in the construction industry are no different. To streamline negotiations between potential parties to a construction contract, various industry specific organisations prescribe standard form contracts. One of those contracts...
Introduction The National Land Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (the “Bill”) seeks to amend sections 14 and 15 of the National Land Commission Act (the “Act”). Section 14 of the Act gave the Commission the mandate to review grants or dispositions of public land to establish their propriety or legality within 5 years from the date...
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