The Lawyers Platform

20/07/2026

In the recent case of Okore v LVCT Health (Cause E119 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 805 (KLR), the High Court discussed the position in this regard in the following words: "Under the existing jurisprudence on fixed term contracts, it is settled that where parties enter into a fixed-term contract with a definite end date, the contract ordinarily terminates automatically by effluxion of time."

17/07/2026

Double taxation arises where comparable taxes are imposed by two or more countries on the same taxpayer, in respect of the same income or capital, for the same period. It is a familiar friction in cross-border trade and investment where income is earned in one country (the source jurisdiction) and received by a person resident in another (the residence jurisdiction), and both assert taxing rights. Left unrelieved, this overlap inflates the effective tax burden.

12/07/2026

Have you registered for the FIDA-Kenya Steps For Justice Walk
This is your opportunity to support vulnerable women, girls, and children access justice across Kenya. SEE POSTER FOR DETAILS. Register today at walk.fidakenya.org

12/07/2026

Mugure meticulously planned the murders to evade a monthly child maintenance order of Sh25,000.

12/07/2026

A hooded, armed man raises a baton as he advances toward Standard Group journalists during chaotic scenes at Chokereria along the Gilgil–Ol Kalou road.

Photo by Kipsang Joseph.

12/07/2026

Every victim deserves protection, dignity and access to justice regardless of the status of the perpetrator.

07/07/2026

The Environment and Land Court, in Kitonga & 2 Others v Hashtag Biz Hub Company Limited (Environment and Land Appeal No. E036 of 2025), held that a land sale agreement which does not comply with the witness attestation requirement under Section 3(3) of the Law of Contract Act is unenforceable and cannot form the basis of a legal claim. The Court reaffirmed that compliance with the statutory ex*****on requirements for contracts relating to the disposition of interests in land is mandatory and substantive, rather than a mere procedural formality.

07/07/2026

06/07/2026

Kiambu High Court issues conservatory orders suspending NTSA notice requiring vehicles older than four years from manufacture date to undergo mandatory annual inspection.

06/07/2026

LSK PIL Alert: Court quashed PS directive on Trade Marks.
Charles Kanjama,SC Wavinya Nicholas Wycklife Oyoo Nick Titus Mukanzi