The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (“ODPC”) has recently issued two decisions by which it has determined the rights and liabilities of parties in respect of the provisions of the Data Protection Act (“the Act”). We have highlighted these decisions below together with our predictions on the impact of the ODPC’S decisions on future complaints.
Continue readingLast year we published an article on the Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (the “2021 Bill”). The 2021 Bill sought to provide employees the right to not be contacted by their employer outside of contractual working hours. However, when Kenya held its general elections in August 2022, the 2021 Bill lapsed (Kenya’s legislative process is that when Parliament breaks for a general election, all outstanding bills lapse). The new administration can opt to reintroduce any lapsed legislation if it so wishes.
Continue readingBowmans is pleased to announce that our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team in Nairobi, in collaboration with our IP & Technology practice, have secured a landmark win for Cipla Limited (“Cipla”) in a trademark and drug ownership tussle against its former distributor, Lords Healthcare Limited (“Lords”).
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Kenya conducted its general elections peacefully in August 2022, and the new government will be in office for the next five years. In his inauguration speech, President William Ruto emphasized that his administration’s key task will be to rejuvenate the economy and bring down the cost of living – the 12-month inflation rate in Kenya is currently at 9.59%.
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The IP & Technology Practice continues to make strides as a thought leader in various sectors. The lawyers in the team have in the last decade, established themselves as thought leaders in Intellectual Property, Telecommunications, Media and Technology matters. We regularly go above and beyond to capture regulatory updates in the East African region and provide our thoughts based on years of experience.
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In a ruling delivered by the High Court on 13 May 2022 in the case of Commissioner of Domestic Taxes Department v Pevans East Africa Limited and Shop and Deliver Limited and 5 Others (HCCOMMITA/E003/2019), the court determined among other issues, the question of whether the respondents, being several betting companies, were liable for withholding tax not paid on the winnings paid to punters for the years 2018 and 2019
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