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Personal Law: Parental Responsibility
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Changes to Business Laws
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Airbnb – Legal Alert
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Legal Update On The Employment (Amendment) Act
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Thinking Ahead: The Paradigm in Business Relationships
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Digital Services Tax (DTS)
Digital Services Tax (DST) was introduced in Kenya by the Finance Act 2020. The tax applies to income derived or accrued in Kenya from
Cyber Security 2021
The regulatory framework governing cybersecurity in Kenya has its foundation in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Beneficial Ownership
The Companies Act, No. 17 of 2015, was amended to introduce Section 93(A) which has made it mandatory for all Companies to maintain a
Conversion of old LR Numbers to new Parcel Numbers
By a notice published in the Special Issue of the Kenya Gazette of 31st December 2020, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of LandsDo
Retirement Benefits
The Retirement Benefits Mortgage Loans (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (hereinafter the “Amendment Regulations”) were signed into la
Chambers Corporate
There are various forms of organisations under Kenya law. The focus in this Section is on the organisations established under the Comp
Change of name in Kenya
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A person’s name is fundamental to who they are, but we have little choice over the name we get when we are
Cyber Security Laws
The offence of unauthorised access is committed where a person, whether temporarily or permanently, causes a computer system to perfor
Covid-19 GVA Safety
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has now been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Companies have experience
Data Protection Act 2019
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Cancer Statistics Research
Limited Government support: No existing programme or dedicated budget – however the Ministry of health launched the Kenya National C
Next Frontier
Mediation sets the stage for conflicting parties to vent as long as it takes to spell out their problems with each other until they fi
What is mediation
Mediation law refers to a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in which the parties to a lawsuit meet with a neutral third-par
GVA Top 5 Law Firms in Kenya 2018
Gikera & Vadgama Advocates has been ranked among the top 5 law firms in Kenya 2018Gikera & Vadgama Advocates has been rank
Enabling the business of agriculture
World bank Report – Enabling the Business in Agriculture (EBA) 2017 Report. The information GVA provided on the country’s enabling