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Representatives of financial service providers must be honest and have integrity or face being disbarred industry-wide
15th June 2015 On 1 June 2015 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) delivered a judgment in the Financial Services Board vs PGE Barthram and Discovery Life Limited... →
Interest on project finance loans from foreign lenders now exempt from tax
5th June 2015 Interest on loans from foreign lenders financing projects in certain sectors in Kenya are now exempt from withholding tax. The Cabinet Secretary... →
AGOA - Chicken spat underscores need for a US-SACU Free Trade Agreement
2nd June 2015 The introduction of a bipartisan bill to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (“AGOA”) for an additional 10 years in the US Congress on 16... →
Labour Minister’s views should be seen as a warning
26th May 2015 Recent comments by the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, criticising employers who were laying off workers after a three month contract after... →
New Energy Bill in Kenya tabled – the good and the bad
20th May 2015 After 2 years of consideration, a new working draft known as the Energy Bill 2015 (2015 Bill) has now been released in Kenya. In addition, a new... →
Physician assisted suicide in South Africa - the right to die in a dignified manner
19th May 2015 On 30 April 2015, Judge Fabricius handed down judgment in the North Gauteng Division of the High Court in the matter of Stansham-Ford v the... →
Labour broker employees
15th May 2015 1 January 2015 saw the introduction of stricter regulation of a-typical forms of employment with the Labour Relations Act (LRA) amended to include... →
Part-time employees - Stricter regulation of A-typical forms of employment
13th May 2015 Part-time employees are employees who work less hours in comparison to full-time employees. Accordingly, an employee who works mornings only while... →
