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Standstill Agreements: -A Comparative Analysis of Kenyan and English Law

Debt Recovery, Restructuring & Insolvency

Standstill Agreements: -a Comparative Analysis Of Kenyan And English Law

A standstill agreement is a contractual arrangement between parties in a dispute or financial distress that temporarily halts enforcement actions, litigation, or running of limitation periods. Its mai...

Kenya High Court Clarifies the Primacy of Insolvency Proceedings Over Arbitration Clauses

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Kenya High Court Clarifies The Primacy Of Insolvency Proceedings Over Arbitration Clauses

Precedent-Setting Judgment in Opticom Kenya Limited v. Kenya Hospital Association t/a The Nairobi Hospital on the Interaction Between Insolvency Law and Arbitration Agreements-Milimani Commercial & Ta...

Appellate Court Bars Misuse of Insolvency Laws in Disputed Debt Cases – A Win for Fair Process

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Appellate Court Bars Misuse Of Insolvency Laws In Disputed Debt Cases – A Win For Fair Process

In a landmark decision with wide implications for creditors, debtors, and insolvency practitioners, the Court of Appeal has held that insolvency proceedings must not be used as a tool to collect dispu...

Safeguarding Assets, Enforcing Rights: Combating Fraudulent Transfers Under Kenyan Law

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Safeguarding Assets, Enforcing Rights: Combating Fraudulent Transfers Under Kenyan Law

Fraudulent transfers and asset manipulation are some of the most pervasive strategies used by debtors and rogue directors to defeat legitimate claims by creditors and shareholders....

Guarantor Liability in Commercial Lending: When can guarantors be released from their liability under contracts of guarantee?

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Guarantor Liability In Commercial Lending: When Can Guarantors Be Released From Their Liability Under Contracts Of Guarantee?

A guarantee is a binding promise from one person (the guarantor), to be answerable for the debt or obligations of another (the debtor or borrower), if that other person defaults. The creditors to whom...

Can a Parent Company Be Held Liable for the Acts of Its Subsidiaries and Vice Versa?

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Can A Parent Company Be Held Liable For The Acts Of Its Subsidiaries And Vice Versa?

Imagine a local construction company is awarded a government contract for road construction. To execute the project, it forms a subsidiary company which handles procurement and subcontracting. Over ti...

Credit Providers’ Recovery Options for Loans Advanced in Non-Compliance With Section 33S of the CBK Act: A Possible Way Forward

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Credit Providers’ Recovery Options For Loans Advanced In Non-compliance With Section 33s Of The Cbk Act: A Possible Way Forward

The Digital Credit Providers ("DCP") regulation, now referred to as Non-Deposit Taking Credit Businesses ("NDTB") regulation following the Business Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024, has undergone significan...

Insolvency of a developer and/or property owner; can a claim for unjust enrichment be sustained against a Lender by the contractor?

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Insolvency Of A Developer And/or Property Owner; Can A Claim For Unjust Enrichment Be Sustained Against A Lender By The Contractor?

In instances where a property owner and/or developer is faced with insolvency proceedings, the developer risks being left with no way of recovering funds expended in the construction project especiall...

Restrictions on the appointment of an Administrator by holders of floating charges- where there are competing security rights, who has priority?

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Restrictions On The Appointment Of An Administrator By Holders Of Floating Charges- Where There Are Competing Security Rights, Who Has Priority?

A guarantee is an undertaking to answer for the payment of another’s debt or the performance of another’s duty, liability or obligation. ...


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