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A New Era for BPO services? The evolving landscape from the proposed Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024

Regulation of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) became the focus owing to the recent determination in the case of Samasource EPZ Limited t/a Sama v Meta Platforms, Incorporated & 186 Others; Kenya Human Rights Commission & 8 Others (Interested Parties) KECA 1152 (KLR).

Compliance certificates when leasing a property

It is trite that property-related compliance certificates are legal requirements when owning and transferring aproperty. 

Webinar Recording | Unpacking the Finance Act 2025: game-changer or business as usual?

The impact of the VAT rate change on property and related transactions

On 1 May 2025, the value-added tax (VAT) rate will increase by a 0,5 percentage point to 15.5%, followed by an increase of another 0,5-percentage point on 1 April 2026 to bring the standard rate to 16% from that date.

How the pursuit of excellence in the legal sector has shaped her career

Emma Hewitt, Practice Management Director in the Corporate & Commercial practice, was recently featured in the Financial Mail and Business Day, where she reflected on how the pursuit of excellence in the legal sector has shaped her career.

Subordination agreements: When you’re not assisting, but you’re definitely involved

On 27 December 2024, certain sections of the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024 came into effect, which included an amendment to section 45 (“financial assistance”) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) that carves out “the giving by a company of financial assistance to or for the benefit of its subsidiaries”. This amendment in particular has steered recent dialogue towards the question: when does the provision of financial assistance by a company fall within the scope of section 45?