Category: Insights

Discretion Prestige- a Body of Benchers; looking Nigeria- Brian Onyango

Posted by The PALM | Jan 16, 2020 | Africa Today, Insights |

In Kenya, the Legal Education Act No 27 of 2012 provides for regulative mechanisms for legal education and training while the Advocates Act No 18 of 1989 regulates admission to the roll of advocates as well as practice as such. Under the Kenyan law, one has to pass a Four years’ undergraduate program, attend further training at the Kenya School of Law, sit for and pass the Bar Examination set and administered by the Council of Legal Education, attend at least 6 months’ pupillage under an authorized legal practitioner and thereafter petition the Chief Justice for Admission to the Roll of Advocates.

The Defence of Statutory Rape Under the Kenyan Sexual Offences Act: Is the Boy-Child Under Seige?- Faith Nasimiyu

Posted by The PALM | Sep 16, 2019 | Insights |

It is imperative to note that Section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act does not distinguish between a girl and a boy. It unmistakably mentions “a person” and not a boy or girl. In essence therefore, the law is not biased rather its application is what may be discriminatory.

Anti-trust Legislations: What you need to know-Tolulope Olasunkanmi

Posted by The PALM | Sep 1, 2019 | Insights |

Antitrust legislations originated from the United States in the 18th century to prevent monopolies in reaction to the business practices of Standard Oil and other monopolistic firms. The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed in 1890, and its provisions aimed at preventing firms from acquiring monopoly or working together to set prices and consequently limit competition in other ways.

What Principles Do You Need To Know To Protect Businesses?- Samuel Charandura

Posted by The PALM | Aug 24, 2019 | Insights |

In recent years, legal professionals have joined the bandwagon of their knowhow on Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. However, in other circles, the Guiding Principles are a term they associate only with non- governmental organisations fighting for people’s rights not with day to day business of any law