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Our track record of providing specialist legal services in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century.]]></description>
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            <title>Tanzania: Regulatory Update on Critical Information Infrastructure</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On 19 June 2026, the Minister for Communication and Information Technology (Minister) issued the Cybercrimes (Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure) Order, 2026 (Order) as provided for under section 28 of the Cybercrimes Act, Cap. 443 R.E. 2023 (the Act). The Order designates 25 categories of computer systems as critical information infrastructure (CII) and imposes registration, data localisation, risk management, disaster recovery and audit obligations on their owners and operators.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Treasury, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), has published the Draft National Payment System Policy (Draft Policy) and the National Payment System Bill, 2026 (Bill) for public consultation, with comments due by 9 October 2026. Public participation forums are being held across the country through that date. If enacted, the Bill will repeal the current National Payment System Act, Chapter 491A of the laws of Kenya (Current Act), representing the most significant restructuring of Kenya’s payments regulatory framework since the Current Act commenced in 2014.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Companies Act, Cap. 486 (Act) imposes obligation on all registered companies to prepare and file financial statements annually as part of their statutory compliance requirements. These provisions are set out under sections 683 to 689 of the Act. While many companies comply with filing annual returns, compliance with financial statement filing is comparatively lower. This creates a compliance gap, as both requirements are equally mandatory under the law.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[African law firm Bowmans is in the awards spotlight once again after senior partners in Kenya and in South Africa took home top honours at the 2026 African Legal Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg on 4 September. Chairman and senior partner, Ezra Davids, was named Partner of the Year – Southern Africa, and senior partner in Kenya, Richard Harney SC, was named Partner of the Year – East Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The High Court of Kenya has held, in Rei-Iman v Succeed Capital Ltd (Rei-Iman), that a lender operating without a licence under the Banking Act lacks the legal capacity, or locus standi, to institute or maintain proceedings to recover loan monies. The Court found that the lender was not licensed as a bank, microfinance institution or other financial institution, and, on that basis, set aside the Small Claims Court judgment entered in its favour. The ruling confirms that a judgment obtained by an unlicensed lender is a nullity, reinforcing the licensing requirements under the Banking Act. Lenders operating in Kenya without the requisite Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) licence risk being unable to enforce their loans or pursue recovery through courts, underscoring the need for careful structuring and regulatory due diligence.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA) today announced that pre-eminent African law firm, Bowmans, has joined its Advisory Board. SAAIA is an industry body focused on promoting the advancement of responsible AI in South Africa by uniting practitioners across Commercial, Government, Academic, Startup and NGO sectors. With over 4 800 members it is the largest AI community in South Africa focused on Responsible AI adoption and dialogue.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[What should employees do if they feel like they are experiencing bullying or any other form of harassment in the workplace and what duties do employers have in this regard?  An employee who feels bullied (Complainant) should first establish whether the conduct experienced amounts to bullying. In this regard, employers are obliged, in terms of the Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace (Code), to put a harassment policy in place that would ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[On 24 July 2026, the Minister of Employment and Labour published the Draft Reviewed Code of Good Practice on the Preparation and Implementation of the Employment Equity Plan (Revised Code) for public comment. The Revised Code has been published under the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA), on the advice of the Commission for Employment Equity. The public has until 22 September 2026 to submit written comments.]]></description>
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