Copyright is an (intellectual) property right conferred to Works such as musical, literary, artistic, sound recordings, broadcasts, audiovisual and photographic creations inter alia. A Work is eligible for copyright protection if it is original to the creator, reduced into material/fixed form and the author must be a qualified person....
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We are delighted to invite you to our webinar presentation on Employment Relations in the face of the COVID-19 Crisis. This is part of a series of engagements are having with our clients to help them respond to the impact of the global corona- virus pandemic on their business....
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The Business Laws (amendment) Act, 2020 (“the Amendment Act”) was signed into law on 18th March, 2020. The Act amends sixteen (16) pieces of legislation to facilitate the ease of doing business in Kenya. This alert highlights amendments to the Insolvency Act, 2015....
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The Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 (the “Act”) establishes the procedures for the procurement and disposal of unserviceable, obsolete or surplus stores and equipment by public entities....
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Further to our article on how to conduct virtual board and shareholders meeting during the Covid-19 Pandemic, the High Court of Kenya issued an Order on 29th April, 2020, by virtue of powers bestowed on it by Section 280 of the Companies Act, 2015 directing the manner...
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Part X of the Employment Act (Act No. 11 of 2007) provides for the management of employment and applies to employers with more than 25 persons in their employ. Sections 76 to 79 imposes certain responsibilities on employers to notify the Director of Employment (the “Director”) in the event of a vacancy, termination/lay offs and abolishing of a post in its business. ...
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Enacted on 18th March 2020, the Business Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 (the “Act”) amended various statutes with the aim of easing business transactions in Kenya. ...
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On the 11th day of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID 19 disease as a pandemic. This disease has had far-reaching and unprecedented effects on businesses due to its nature and the precautionary measures advised to curb its spread....
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This is to inform you that the government has announced reforms aimed at simplifying Stamp Duty Payment. Through a Public Notice, the Kenya Revenue Authority informs that it will no longer be conditional to present a Capital Gain Tax Acknowledgement Slip before Stamp Duty payment is processed. ...
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An amendment to the Companies Act 2015 (the “Act”) by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 2019 introduced a new section 93A to the Act that required each company to have and maintain a register of its beneficial owner(s). The information to be contained in a company’s register of beneficial owners was to be prescribed by regulations to be made under the Act. [For more on the amendment see our alert “Amendments to the Companies Act 2015”]...
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