How can women protect themselves and their assets before marriage

Webinar Recording | Real Estate Legal Overview 2024: Highlights of Key Contract Amendments

CDH Kenya Partner, Lydia A. Owuor, hosted a webinar titled "Real Estate Legal Overview 2024: Highlights of Key Contract Amendments".

Redefining the Role of Internships: A Critical Turning Point in Kenyan Employment Law

Desmond Odhiambo, Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice at CDH Kenya, was recently featured in Business Daily, where he discussed ' Redefining the Role of Internships: A Critical Turning Point in Kenyan Employment Law .'

Strengthening ties: Unpacking the Kenya-Singapore 2024 double taxation agreement

On 20 August 2023, Kenya and Singapore entered into a bilateral investment treaty that aimed to foster trade and investment between the two countries through the protection of investments from unjustified discrimination and unlawful expropriation, and having a well set out dispute settlement regime.

Beyond the delay: Unpacking technical aspects of the 2025 Budget

Drone operations in South Africa: An overview of the legal landscape

In recent years, South Africa has embraced drone technology, with both hobbyists and commercial operators leveraging its potential. Drones, technically known as remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) or unmanned aircraft (UA), are transforming various industries, including mining, agriculture, construction, environmental monitoring, emergency response, real estate and infrastructure inspection. In light of this, it is necessary for both private and commercial operators to understand the laws governing drone usage in South Africa to ensure safe and legal operations. Below is a brief overview of the current legal landscape.

To pay or not to pay? An employer’s liability to pay severance pay where alternative employment is secured

In the recent judgment of Khanya Cleaning Group (Pty) Ltd v South African Transport & Allied Workers Union and Others (PR32/2023) ZALCPE 39 (2 October 2024) the Labour Court clarified the extent of an employer’s duty to make payment of severance pay to an employee dismissed for operational requirements (a retrenchment) in circumstances where the employer played an active role in securing alternative employment for the retrenched employee with a newemployer.