Areas of Practice

Labour law and Industrial Relations Practice

The firm has an impressive track record in handling and dealing with matters on Labour Laws and Industrial Relations and represents a number of Companies on the same.

Litigation

The Firm is involved in day-to-day litigation before the Kenyan Courts and Tribunals.  The Firm also represents clients in arbitration matters.  The Firm makes use of legal research and consultancy to ensure that thorough case preparations are carried out before parties move to court.

Commercial Law and Practice

The Firm provides a wide range of commercial advisory services to clients.  These include negotiating, restructuring, advising on Public listing, rights issues, property sales and financing through single lender or syndicate loans.  The Firm also has particular expertise in the Banking and Insurance Sectors, Company Law, Employment Law, Procurement Law, Retirement Law, Benefit schemes and Trusts. In addition to these, the Firm deals with all property transactions including obtaining titles, advising on property schemes and sectional properties, preparation of Leases, Charges, Mortgages, debentures,  advising on change of user, negotiating for securities and conducting sureties due diligence.

Family Law and Probate Practice

This area of Law is of critical significance to every individual whether adult or minor. Family Law provides the legal framework for the establishment of marriage, the dissolution of marriage, the legal consequences of marriage and cohabitation and the legal regulation of domestic violence. The Firm accords great emphasis to the welfare of the child and complements the role the state plays in relation to children. Whereas avenues for separation or divorce have explicitly been provided for in our statutes, the firm gives advice towards reconciliation through arbitration in an attempt to extol the virtues of the marriage institution. Probate Practice involves testate and intestate under the Law of Succession Act CAP 160 of the Laws of Kenya. The Firm also ably handles Adoption matters.

Real Estate Transactions (Conveyancing)

The Firm deals with Land and Conveyancing transactions including transfers, conveyances, Leases, sale agreements and subdivisions.
  1. We act for clients in setting up property schemes for residential and commercial estates including preparation of title documents.
  2. The Firm assists corporate clients in applying for and obtaining titles to land, processing and utilizing such titles to raise finance from lending institutions.
  3. The Firm undertakes registration of mortgages, leases and other encumbrances on land titles, registration of transfers and dispositions of titles in receivership, and other asset securities.
  4. We undertake all aspects of due diligence prior to listing securities, shares and asset transfers or sale and lending contracts.
  5. The Firm advises on change of user, negotiations of securities such as charges and mortgages

Legal Research and Consultancy

The Firm carries out extensive research in various areas.  KIBANYA & KAMAU ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES boasts of a strong legal research team with both teaching and practical experience in their areas of expertise. The Firm is up to date with the latest judicial decisions and pieces of legislation and ongoing policy and legislative reforms.  This is attributed to the fact that it liaises quite extensively with I.T Institutions such as Law Africa who provide updated case law and relevant judgments of our Courts and courts abroad. The firm also specializes in the provision of Legal Consultancy to International Organizations, Blue chip companies, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Religious Organizations and private individuals.

Intellectual Property Law

The Firm deals with registration and renewal of Trade Marks, opposition proceedings, Patents, Industrial designs, service marks and copyright law.