The Firm has extensive experience in creating and advising on securities, including mortgages, charges, debentures, loan agreements for Bank, Micro-finance Institutions and Lending companies, transfer of property and real estate rights’ transactions, long term leases for development and sectional property transactions among others. The Firm ensures due diligence is carried out during transactions for the sale and/or purchase of property.
The firm is committed to creatively and efficiently providing the full range of Commercial Law services and solutions for our corporate and business clients (i.e. local and foreign). We have been involved in the preparation of a wide range of custom made commercial and business agreements that meet the client’s needs, advising on structuring of Local and International companies, both for profit and non-profit. We also form and register Trusts and Foundations. We undertake of due diligence for companies and give opinions in institutional, governance and ownership structure. The firm also offers company secretarial services for corporate clients.
We have been involved in Local and International adoption processes. We offer consultation and litigation representation for Adoptions, Guardianships, Custody, Divorce, Maintenance and other Family Law Applications.
There are matters ranging from highly complex and contentious Estate management matters to general Probate and Administration, including the preparation of Wills, Testimonials and Succession matters that have been handled by the Firm.
The firm offers comprehensive employment law services which provide employers, employees and self-employed with advice on employment policies, contracts termination, wages and benefits, collective bargaining agreements, workplace safety, workmen’s compensation and pensions as well as dealing with employment related disputes. We also assist companies to carry out the Employment audit in terms of the requirements as required by law.
We are committed to ADR, with a specific focus on Arbitration and Mediation. We strive to facilitate expeditious resolution of disputes while maintaining and mending the relationships involved. Key among our recognizable achievements in this area include resolution or disputes involving families, registered societies, community groups and business persons.
The firm prosecutes and defends Tort and Insurance claims, Debt Collection and Suits for premiums. We offer advice on insurance claims and contracts. We provide compliance, transactional and litigation to insurers and to financial services industry generally.
We advise on the structuring and implementation of significant financial transactions including debt and equity issued and in relation to compliance with the local regulatory regime. We also provide opinions on Kenyan law to lenders, the Kenyan Government, its departments and rating agencies world-wide. In addition, we advise on dealing with locally established counterparts in particular on netting, derivatives and security and we are regularly involved in the preparation of documents for swaps, options, foreign exchange transactions and stock lending transactions.
The firm has and continues to represent, guide and offer its legal services to the various co-operative societies in different parts of the country and more particularly in the agricultural sector which hosts the bulk of the cooperative movement especially in the coffee and tea sectors. The firm has been instrumental in the dissemination and interpretation of the newly introduced compulsory registration of all public service vehicles into cooperative societies and has been involved in advising on compliance and implementation of this policy. We have handled cooperative Societies disputes resolution through the established tribunal mechanism.