Africa/Kenya
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New Perimeter provides training on contract negotiations to East African public sector lawyers.
Kenya goes live with online case management
Competition Authority of Kenya has launched a new online Case Management System (CMS) and draft Competition Act Rules due to come into force.
Blockchain consortium expands to Africa with Miranda Alliance
The Miranda Alliance has announced that it has joined the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC) as its first African organization.
ICC commission targets arbitration growth in Africa
The ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC) is to launch an Africa Commission to co-ordinate its growth and activity in Africa.
Kenya receives thousands of legal books from UK government
Legal volumes shipped to Kenya, as UK government legal department takes up online subscriptions.
New study highlights critical role of corporate governance in Africa
Corporate governance improvements are linked to value creation in Africa, according to 2018 Africa Sustainability Study.
High Court of Kenya litigates its first competition case
The High Court of Kenya handed down judgement on the first competition case in the country this August, in the matter between Mea Limited and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK).
Kenyan court confirms lawyer's death as extrajudicial murder
The Kenyan High Court has affirmed that local human rights lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and his taxi driver were tortured and murdered at the hands of police in Nairobi.
NRF expands in Africa with Kenyan alliance
Norton Rose Fulbright has deepened its footprint in Africa by entering into a strategic alliance with Kenyan law firm Walker Kontos.
Kenyan lawyers strike over 'extrajudicial killing' of lawyer Willie Kimani
Human rights lawyer Willie Kimani was found dead on Friday after lodging a complaint against local law enforcement.
Regulators to open door for Islamic finance in Kenya
Attorney General Githu Muigai has announced that Kenya will review the laws and regulations surrounding Islamic finance in the country to facilitate the issuance of the country's first ever Islamic-law compliant bond, known as a sukuk.
Leading Kenyan law firm moves to single practice management platform
Anjarwlla & Khanna (A&K), the 80-lawyer practice which is the largest corporate law firm in East Africa, is installing software from Deltek Maconomy to streamline its administration, matter management and other functions.
Kenyan lawyers offer free legal advice for a week
Some 7,176 Kenyan lawyers are to offer services for free this week to highlight the availability of Legal Aid.
Law Society of Kenya sues top UK human rights firm
Leigh Day is facing allegations of 'fraudulently' inflating a compensation bill in the run-up to last year's agreement by the British Foreign Office to pay £19.9 m in a settlement compensation over the Mau Mau uprising.
Fragomen opens in Kenya
Immigration law firm Fragomen has opened its latest office in Africa.
Law firm 'blame game' over US$456b bridge deal
A war of words has broken out between a Kenyan law firm and its client, a Chinese construction company, over the loss of a multi-billion contract to build a pipeline in Kenya.
Two Kenyan firms to merge
Hamilton Harrison & Matthews and Oraro Company have announced they are merging.
Kenya takes first steps towards liberalisation
The Kenya Law Reform Commission has set up a committee which could pave the way for local firms to use the names and branding of international partners.
Orrick poised to launch Africa practice
US law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is to open its doors in Africa in 2014, as part of a strategy to serve Chinese organisations which are investing in the continent.
Kenya: Operators jostle for market share
The telecoms sector in Kenya is set to be a major contributor to economic growth in the next five years, say Livia Dyer of Bowman Gilfillan and John Syekei at Coulson Harney
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