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Inheritance of Fathers
This week, I will deviate slightly from elements required in the purchase of land. One of my readers commented that some children could kill off their parents to get their inheritance earlier. This comment reminded me of an incident about a child of a particular politician who arranged for their home to be raided so …
Property
Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property [Part 3]
One day I received a visitor on my chambers who told me they wanted to sell a property. I was happy because this meant I was going to receive money(kaching). Soon thereafter, I realised that I would not be receiving any fees. My visitor told me that the property did not belong to them buy …
Property
Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property [Part 2]
In this series, we’ll continue to look at the capacity to enter into a contract. There is an exception to the rule when it comes to contracts with people whose names aren’t on the title documents. An individual who has been granted the ability to deal with the property of an individual who is the …
Business - Property
Legal Issues Arising in the Buying of Property
I have realised that there is a lot of information out here regarding the sale and purchase of land provided by different individuals and entities. Some of the information is right, however most of it misleads possible purchasers of land and property which eventually leads to pitfalls. In the next few articles, we shall be …
Christmas - Leave
Christmas Holiday Leave – Let your nanny go for Christmas holidays or not.
You are approaching that joyful time of the year that is dreaded in many of our homes and brings the big question whether to let your nanny go for Christmas holidays or not. What if she is not back after January 1st and you need to go back to work? Who do you leave your …
COVID-19 - Office Notice
Notice on Office Operations – Covid-19 Directive
To: Our esteemed Stakeholders, RE: NOTICE ON OFFICE OPERATIONS Further to the directives issued by his Excellency the President of Kenya, the Chief Justice of Kenya and the Ministry of health and taking into consideration the increased infections across the County since lifting of the nationwide Curfew, we wish to advise you that we are …
COVID-19
Sick leave arising from infections out of COVID-19
A member of your organization tests positive for COVID-19. The first reaction would be to panic as you worry that the organization has been and that your operations will come now to stand still. However, with proper planning, it is possible to deal with any arising situation out of an infection. The Ministry of Health …
COVID-19 - Labour
COVID-19 Impact on Labour
Apart from the obvious health concerns, Covid-19 has brought with it serious economic ramifications to businesses. As a business, you want to deal with your labour in a manner that will not land you into difficulties with the law, and also enable you to bounce back once we are back to normal operations. Summary of …
