Areas Of Practice

a)  Civil Litigation
This includes appearance before all classes of courts in Kenya i.e. Magistrate’s Courts, Tribunals, Industrial Courts, High Courts, the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court to act for clients in civil cases.We practice in courts all over the country and are prepared to protect our clients’ interests anywhere in Kenya and East Africa being registered as members of the East African Bar Association.
 
(b)   Conveyancing
This department deals with the following:-

     i.   Preparation, approval, registration and realization of securities such as    charges, Debentures, Guarantees, Chattels’ Mortgages, Leases,      Assignments etc.
     ii.   Preparation, approval and registration of agreements in the transfer of movable and immovable property.
     iii.  Transfer of company assets, investment in shares and share transfers.
 
(c)    Commercial Law
This department deals with the following:-
       i.    Preparation and approval of local and international commercial contracts.
       ii.    Preparation of legal opinions and elaboration of intricate legal contracts.
      iii.   Incorporation of Companies, NGOs, Societies, Business Names and Co-operatives.
      iv.   Preparation of contracts for Mergers, Joint Ventures, Acquisitions and Amalgamation of companies.
      v.    Drawing of Trust and Partnership deeds.
      vi.   Registration of Trusts.
 
a)      Intellectual Property Law
This department deals with the preparation, approval and registration of trademarks, inventions, copyright, patents confidential information and all aspects of intellectual property.
 
b)  Provision of Legal Opinion
We provide legal opinions on any issue.
 
c)      Family Law (Adoptions, Probate And Administration, Trusts, Wills Etc)
This involves acting for our clients in preparation of Wills, wills culminating to Trusts, Adoptions, drawing and applying for Letters of Administration, Confirmation of Grants, Married Women property rights, Child Maintenance, Distribution of Family Assets  etc.
 
d)     Criminal Practice
The Firm has undertaken Criminal Litigation relating to among others road traffic cases, Public Inquests, Habeas Corpus applications, criminal appeals and other related criminal proceedings.
 
e)      Debt Collection
Debt collection is an area of particular concern in the business world.  In view of the constraints in the system, we have set up a debt collection unit, which supplements and compliments our Litigation Department against debtors.  When instructed by our clients we, inter alia, demand monies due to them, defend suits filed against them and undertake debt payment negotiations on their behalf.
 
f)       Employment law
This department deals with employment and labour relations matters. It involves prosecuting and defending employment cases in industrial court. Negotiating settlements out of court and providing legal advice in all areas of labour Law including industrial disputes, pension arrangements, collective bargaining agreements and other employment related matters.
 
g)      Insurance Law
This department deals with the following;-
 
     i.   Setting Aside Interlocutory Judgments

We have realized that at times your policy-holder will have been served with summons to enter appearance but somehow the same do not reach you.  In other cases, some process servers fabricate service for the purpose of getting interlocutory judgment.  In this kind of situation, we would file an application for setting aside and seek to negotiate it with the plaintiff’s advocates.  In many cases, where we have interlocutory judgments, many lawyers will be willing to concede to an application for setting aside especially if they know that the insurer is taking over the matter.If negotiations fail, the application has to be heard. Many courts are willing to grant orders so long as truth is laid bare.  Courts will excuse even human error/mistakes.  There are many authorities that can be relied on in support of this.
 
       ii.   Declaratory Suits
Many claimants sue the insurer for recovery on the basis of the primary suit.  It is better to avoid matters getting to this point if possible to save on costs.  The main points to prove by the Plaintiff are service of the statutory notice under cap 405 and existence of a policy with you when the alleged accident occurred.  We take the position that the allegation of the existence of a policy based on the police abstract is not enough.  One would have to produce the certificate of insurance to put this beyond doubt.  It is important to note that the police usually take a copy of the insurance certificate and can produce it if they are summoned to.
 
The best way to heal this menace is by dealing with the primary suit once summons are brought to you and excess paid.  If you do intend to repudiate liability then this has to be done within the prescribed time.  This is done by filing a declaratory suit against your insured.  We would be in a position to advice on how to deal with the notices under cap 405.
 
         iii.   Fraudulent Claims
This is a common feature especially for insurers who cover public service vehicles (PSV).  Our view is that every accident involving more than one (1) possible claimant should be investigated as soon as the accident is reported to avoid people “planting” themselves in the accident.
 
Once this is done, it is possible to vet. If a suspicious claimant files suit, we take them through the rigorous of strict proof where we demand that the maker of all the documents should appear in court to produce and prove.   This way, the fake ones are expected to back out.
 
          iv.   General Defending
We endeavor to settle claims which are genuine and in which liability is clear.  This way, costs are reduced and we have found that people are willing to accept sums much lower than what the court would award to save time.  When the matter has to end up in court, we do sufficient research with the view of seeking low awards through contributory negligence and “low figure” authorities.