https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/546.html East Africa Law Practice news 15 Law Practice news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/546.html en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:09:29 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/winners-of-the-2025-african-legal-awards-621201a The 12th annual African Legal Awards saw law firms from across the continent gather at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 5 September, to celebrate excellence in the legal sector. 1-261201 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/739/238856.html The changemaker who helped shape Kenya's modern competition law and enforcement policies, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, MBS, has been appointed as a senior consultant in Bowmans' Nairobi Competition Practice. 1-238856 Tue, 30 May 2023 12:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/548/237820.html A Kenyan judge ruled on Thursday that Facebook's parent company Meta could be sued in Kenya, after 43 moderators at its Nairobi hub last month filed a lawsuit against the group and its local partner Sama for unfair termination. 1-237820 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/548/236191.html Facebook parent company Meta has filed an appeal in Kenya challenging a ruling that said the company could be sued in the East African country even though it has no official presence there. 1-236191 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/546/231203.html Kenya's Supreme Court will decide on Monday whether to uphold or nullify the result of last month's presidential election, a ruling anxiously awaited in a country scarred by previous bouts of poll-related violence. 1-231203 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/546/228266.html The African Legal Awards' Partner of the Year, Seun Timi-Koleolu, co-founder of Pavestones, has proven what can be achieved by believing in yourself and your convictions, despite not fitting the mould and by taking the path less travelled. 1-228266 Mon, 30 May 2022 10:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/200/717/215759.html South Sudan's chief justice, Chan Reec Madut, has been implicated in serious corruption allegations since independence. Some relate to the recruitment process within the judiciary. Others relate to overstepping the bounds of his judicial role by encroaching on the executive's domain. 1-215759 Thu, 13 May 2021 09:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/546/215670.html NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan judge Martha Koome has defended dissidents and helped to write women's rights into the constitution - now she's on track to be the first female chief justice in a country where the role is particularly sensitive. 1-215670 Tue, 11 May 2021 12:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/414/364/212640.html KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a legal challenge in the country's supreme court on Monday seeking cancellation of the results of last month's presidential election that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, his party's lawyer said. 1-212640 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/727/211852.html In the midst of the planetary emergency of climate change, Covid-19 is testing modern civilisation's preparedness for shocks, across the spheres of finance, economics and technology; global, national and regional governance; global and population health; social cohesion and food security. This is according to Baker McKenzie's new report, Unprecedented: Converging Crises, which notes that while the vast majority of businesses around the world are now in the throes of the immediate impacts of the pandemic, the consequences of this abrupt global change will reverberate for decades to come. With the acute phase of the Covid-19 response mostly complete, business leaders have begun to look at how to position themselves to succeed in a turbulent world, with organisations in different sectors having to adapt to specific industry challenges brought about by the pandemic. 1-211852 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice East Africa