Practice areas

We act for start-ups, family businesses and established companies on the legal side of running and growing a business, in Kenya, in Uganda, or across both.

• Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, supply and distribution agreements
• Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
• Company secretarial services, board resolutions and statutory registers
• Due diligence for investments, acquisitions and loans
• Structuring businesses that operate in both Kenya and Uganda

We handle registration with the Business Registration Service (BRS) in Kenya and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) in Uganda, from name search to certificate, and keep your company compliant afterwards. You can follow every application on our online tracker.

• Business name and partnership registration
• Private and public companies, and companies limited by guarantee
• Registering a Kenyan company in Uganda, or a Ugandan company in Kenya
• Registration of other foreign companies in either country
• Annual returns, beneficial ownership filings and changes of directors

Business registration in detail

Land transactions carry real risk in both countries. We carry out official searches and verify the title and the seller before money changes hands, then see the transfer through to registration.

• Official land searches and title verification in Kenya and Uganda
• Sale agreements, transfers and registration of interests
• Advice on freehold and leasehold titles, and on mailo and customary tenure in Uganda
• Leases for residential and commercial property
• Charges, mortgages, cautions and caveats

Where a dispute cannot be settled, we represent clients in the courts and tribunals of Kenya and Uganda. Where it can, we negotiate or mediate to save time and cost.

• Commercial and contractual disputes
• Land and property disputes
• Debt recovery and enforcement of judgments
• Arbitration and mediation
• Employment claims

Employment law differs between Kenya and Uganda. We help employers in either country get their paperwork and procedures right, and advise employees on their rights.

• Employment contracts and HR policy manuals
• Disciplinary hearings and lawful termination
• Advice on each country's employment laws and statutory contributions such as NSSF
• Workplace investigations and settlement agreements
• Work permits for staff moving between the two countries

We help families plan ahead and deal with estates with care, including estates with property in both Kenya and Uganda.

• Drafting and safe-keeping of wills
• Grants of probate and letters of administration
• Administration and distribution of estates
• Estates with assets in both countries
• Divorce, custody and maintenance

Your brand is an asset. We search, register and protect trademarks in both countries and advise on licensing and infringement.

• Trademark searches and registration with the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) and URSB
• Oppositions and renewals
• Copyright and licensing agreements
• Action against infringement

We help businesses meet their obligations to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and sector regulators.

• KRA PIN and URA TIN registration and compliance advice
• Objections and disputes with KRA and URA
• Business permits, trading licences and sector approvals