Practice Areas

Litigation And Alternative Dispute Resolution

Litigation is a method of dispute resolution involving taking a matter to a court of law. 

Our firm specializes in two areas of litigation namely:

Criminal litigation

This involves criminal charges the parties being an individual and the state.

Civil litigation

Civil litigation is a legal dispute between two or more parties seeking resolution. No criminal charges are involved.

Our firm boasts of a proficient and expert team that prepare and provide comprehensive litigation solutions should our clients’ matters reach the courts of law or tribunals.

Our advocates have handled several criminal and civil matters nationwide, including in areas such as Garissa and Kisumu. Furthermore, the advocates also sit on the panel of advocates for the Nairobi City County government.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Litigation can be a costly and tedious for both the client and advocate. It is the firm’s belief that litigation should only be taken as a last resort. As such, we offer various methods of alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) according to our clients’ needs and issues. Our areas of work include a strong emphasis on:

  • Negotiation
  • Mediation
  • Conciliation
  • Arbitration 

Conveyancing

Conveyancing, in simpler terms, is the legal process of transferring property from one person/party to another. Kenya is currently at the wave of a rapidly growing real estate sector due in part to a growing population and progressive infrastructural developments. 

 Our firm takes pride in our ability to bring technical skills and deep understanding of the industry in accordance with our clients’ needs and time. Our team of advocates advises and represents our clients in all aspects of conveyancing, property law and all the statutory requirements. Our clients include developers, property owners and investors.

Our practice areas include:

  • Advising on the sale, purchase and refinancing of commercial properties e.g. large office buildings, shopping centres, hospitals, industrial properties and home development projects.
  • Conducting due diligence on properties at the land registry and survey offices.
  • Facilitating the requisite clearance and relevant consent from authorities concerned.
  • Drafting and registration of sale agreements and perusals.
  • Reviewing of leases, transfers, charges and other conveyancing instruments
  • Assisting our clients in payment and clearance of rent and rates at the County government
  • Registering property at the land registry
  • Drafting power of attorney and trust deeds relating to property and land in general.

Commercial Transactions

In recent times, Kenya has been on the map as one of the top 10 economies in the African continent. It has also been described as the business hub of East and Central Africa. 

Our firm takes pride in offering advice and extensive services on a full range of commercial agreements across a number of industries that include the finance, insurance, ICT, telecommunications, oil & energy, immigration practice as well as the manufacturing and retail sectors of the economy.

In addition, other areas of services that our firm offer are:

  • Advisory in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, take-overs and management buyouts.
  • Capital markets regulatory compliance
  • Conducting legal and regulatory compliance audits
  • Contract drafting and reviewing.
  • Registering local and international companies and,
  • Preparing advisory and legal opinions on all aspects of labour/employment laws for instance;
    1. Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)
    2. Unfair and wrongful dismissal
    3. Work injury benefit
    4. Occupational health and safety management
    5. Non-solicitation clauses
    6. Redundancies, employment rights, restrictive covenants, employment policies, discrimination and pensions.

Our team of advocates has worked extensively with governments, state-owned corporations along with international corporations in all stages of transactions.

Family And Succession Matters

Family is the most basic unit of our society; therefore, its best interests should be protected. Our firm has a dedicated team that offers its services, expertise and support when navigating family issues in the areas of separation and divorce.

In matters where necessary, we skillfully handle related issues like children matters, custody and maintenance along with guardianship.

Succession

The death of a loved is always a trying time for the ones left behind. However, it can also prove to be a source of contention between family members in regards to the distribution of wealth and possessions of the deceased. Our firm provides probate and succession services to ensure the fair and smooth distribution of wealth, property and obligations in accordance with the deceased wishes through a will. If the deceased did not have a will prepared before death, the distribution occurs in accordance with the law.

Immigration

Our firm uses its skill & expertise to guide our clients through the high-stress immigration process with ease and confidence.

Our services include advising and obtaining special, dependents and pupil passes. In addition to that, we also provide services in regards to work and investor permits.

In addition to that, we also guide and expedite the obtaining of work and investor permits through our diligence in the application process.

Local & International Consultancies

We provide advice to local and international consultancies on legal regulations and compliance in both public and private law. Furthermore, we tackle consultancies on due diligence, risk assessment, and integrated planning.

Legal Auditing

Legal auditing is a service crafted to establish legal compliance with the law, regulations and government policies. It is geared towards helping clients in improving their institutions and departments. Auditing helps in the identification of present and potential legal issues that may arise and aid in avoiding unnecessary legal costs and penalties.

Our firm takes a diligent and practical approach to evaluate as well as upgrade the effectiveness of risk management control and governance processes in accordance with both national and county legislation.

Our team comprehensively reviews all laws and regulations in the client’s business review which includes:

  • Entire legal documentation
  • Proposed legal reforms
  • Advising client accordingly

Registration Of Legal Entities

Do you own a company and have not registered yet? Worry not, because our firm provides services in the registration of companies, partnerships, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and trusts.

Moreover, we also register societies and political parties.

Public Law And Policies

 As a firm, we are conscious of the effect of public law in every business environment and also individual lifestyle.

As an area of service, we provide clients with advice on the arising public law and administrative issues.

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