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Wealth and Private Clients

A Big Win For Family Trusts- A Synopsis Of The Changes Introduced By Perpetuities And Accumulations (amendment) Act No. 10 Of 2022

The rule against perpetuities and the rule against excessive accumulations as provided in the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act are two different but related legal principles that are mostly used in ...

Employment, Labour Relations and Immigration Law Advisory

Get To Know Why Your Preferred Company Name Might Be Declined.

Registration of company name is regulated by the provisions of Companies Act 2015 and the underpinning Regulations thereof, for one to successfully register a company, one must first reserve the prefe...

Wealth and Private Clients

Exploring The Benefits Of Bare Trusts In Kenya

A bare trust is a trust arrangement in which the trustee holds the legal ownership of the trust assets while the beneficiary or list of beneficiaries retain the beneficial ownership of the trust asset...

Tax Law Advisory

Taxation Of Commercial Properties

The Kenyan government provides a range of tax incentives in an effort to encourage investments in certain projects however, this article restrains itself to focus on the tax incentives merited to non-...

Debt Recovery, Restructuring & Insolvency

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. ...

Tax Law Advisory

Tax Incentives Available To Developers Of Affordable Housing.

The Kenyan government provides a range of tax incentives in an effort to encourage investments in certain projects however, this article restrains itself to focus on the tax incentives merited to non-...

Wealth and Private Clients

Reasons For Revoking Grants Of Representation In Kenya

In simple terms, a grant of representation (a “Grant”) can be defined as authority given to a person by the court to act in respect of a deceased’s person’s estate. ...

Debt Recovery, Restructuring & Insolvency

Enforcement Of Guarantees; Is The Lender Obligated To Pursue The Principal Debtor First?

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

Wealth and Private Clients

Suspicious Circumstances That Can Lead To The Invalidation Of Your Will.

A Will is a legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property or estate after death. It is intended to voice the intentions of the testator or testatrix (i.e. the ma...