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Publications
Publications07 Oct 2026

Beyond the Loan: When Can a Foreign Lender Enforce Its Rights in Kenya?

Imagine lending more than USD 180,000 to a Kenyan company. The money is advanced, the agreement is signed, the years […]

Laith Chuli · 5 min read

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Publications30 Sept 2026

A Single Email, A Legal Shift: What the ODPC’s Endovo Decision Means for Data Claims

Most of us have received an email we never asked for, we delete it and move on but in 2025, […]

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications23 Sept 2026

Rewriting Ownership: Inside Kenya’s Sectional Properties Act, 2020

For decades, anyone who bought a flat, maisonette or office unit in Kenya rarely got a title to that specific […]

Laith Chuli · 7 min read

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Publications16 Sept 2026

New Title, New Kenya: Inside the Digital Land Revolution Reshaping Ownership

For a long time in Kenya, owning land was not as straightforward as it should have been. It often meant […]

Laith Chuli · 5 min read

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Publications09 Sept 2026

Beyond “Happily Ever After”: The Legal Reality of Dividing Matrimonial Wealth

The dispute in Njeri wa Muthoni v John Andrew Virtue arose from the breakdown of a marriage and the difficult […]

Laith Chuli · 8 min read

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Publications09 Sept 2026

Your Idea, Your Proof: Inside Kenya’s Copyright Registration Process

There’s a quiet mistake a lot of creatives make, they assume that because they created something, ownership is obvious. That […]

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications02 Sept 2026

Capital Gains Tax in Kenya: Understanding the Rules, Exemptions, and Hidden Triggers Behind Every Transfer

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in Kenya is one of those taxes that feels almost invisible until the moment you sell […]

Laith Chuli · 5 min read

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Publications19 Aug 2026

Quiet Art of Corporate Restructuring in Kenya: When Money Changes Shape Inside a Company (Shares and Loans)

In most companies, money is never really “one thing.” It comes in as investment, goes out as loans, comes back…

Laith Chuli · 5 min read

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Publications12 Aug 2026

When Performance Is Questioned: Why the Law Demands More Than a PIP

There is a way performance issues are usually handled in practice, and it is easy to see why. Concerns arise,…

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications05 Aug 2026

A NEW ERA FOR TRUST LAW: UNPACKING THE TRUST ADMINISTRATION BILL, 2026.

For a long time, trust law in Kenya has existed in pieces rather than as a complete system. Practitioners have…

Laith Chuli · 7 min read

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Publications29 Jul 2026

More Than a Verdict: What the Court Had to Piece Together in the Sharon Otieno Case

Some cases pass through the courts quietly while others refuse to leave the public conscience. For nearly seven years, the…

Laith Chuli · 3 min read

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Publications22 Jul 2026

From Strategy to Structure: Kenya’s New Framework for AI and Emerging Technologies

Kenya is stepping into the AI conversation with something more deliberate than excitement, control. Not control in the restrictive sense,…

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications17 Jul 2026

Who Owns Copyright in AI-Generated Material in Kenya?

There’s something almost surreal about watching artificial intelligence create. You type a few words, press enter, and suddenly there’s an…

Laith Chuli · 6 min read

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Publications15 Jul 2026

Beyond the Marriage Certificate: Why the High Court Recognised an ‘Invalid’ Wife’s Right to Inherit

While someone is alive, families often find ways to live with difficult realities. They overlook uncomfortable truths, postpone awkward conversations…

Laith Chuli · 5 min read

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Publications08 Jul 2026

From Representation to Power: How Kenya’s Courts Are Quietly Redefining Governance

Not too long ago, Kenya found itself asking a question that felt both simple and deeply uncomfortable: are we truly…

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications01 Jul 2026

Beyond Compliance: What the Cabinet Ruling Reveals About Kenya’s Commitment to Equality

There are moments in a country’s legal journey that feel less like ordinary court decisions and more like quiet reminders,…

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications24 Jun 2026

The Quiet Evolution of Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026

The day President William Ruto put pen to paper and assented to the Finance Bill 2026 was not just another…

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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Publications17 Jun 2026

Regulation vs Reality: The Enforcement of Kenya’s Shisha Ban

Shisha in Kenya has always been more than just smoke curling into the night air. In many urban spaces, especially…

Laith Chuli · 4 min read

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