Business Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 on ease of registration of Transfers and leases in Kenya
Legal Alert: Impact of the Business Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 on ease of registration of Transfers and leases in Kenya
On 20th March 2020, the long-awaited Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020 (The Act) became law. The key objective of the Act is to enhance the ease of doing business in Kenya in a bid to boost the country’s ranking in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business index.
NOTICE OF THE THREE (3) WEEKS CLOSURE OF THE NAIROBI AND CENTRAL REGISTRIES AT ARDHI HOUSE FOR AUDITING OF RECORDS
The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, Farida Karoney, EGH, issued a public notice on the 18th of February 2020 on the temporary closure of the Nairobi and Central registries at Ardhi House. This is to facilitate an audit of all land records in Nairobi City County. The said registries will be closed for a period of Three (3) weeks beginning Monday, 24th February 2020 to Friday, 13th March 2020 The said registries shall resume operations on Monday,16th March 2020.
Access to Justice: The Curious Case of the Business Premises Rent Tribunal
R v Sussex Justices, Ex parte McCarthy ([1924] 1 KB 256, [1923] All ER Rep 233) is a locus classicus on the impartiality and recusal of judges. It is famous for its precedence in establishing the principle that the mere appearance of bias is sufficient to overturn a judicial decision. It also brought into common parlance the oft-quoted aphorism “Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done.” This leads us to the curious case of the Business Premises Rent Tribunal (the Tribunal).