Customs and Excise Highlights

Kenya unveils Carbon Market Regulations

The gazettement of the Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations, 2024 (Regulations) on 17 May 2024, has set the stage for the regulatory oversight of carbon project development and management in Kenya. The Regulations have been enacted following a legal reform process that began with the amendment of the Climate Change Act, 2016 (Act) in 2023 to explicitly address carbon market concerns, and signal Kenya’s readiness to intensify efforts to take on opportunities presented by the global carbon markets. The Regulations introduce the key provisions outlined below. 

The ball is in our courts: How section 20(9) of the Companies Act empowers courts to unmask corporate identity

Lucinde Rhoodie, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice joined Simon Brown on Moneyweb and was also featured on Daily Maverick discussing The ball is in our courts: How section 20(9) of the Companies Act empowers courts to unmask corporateidentity. 

Vicarious liability claims arising out of sexual harassment and the passage of time

The High Court recently emphasised the impact of prescription on a claim for vicarious liability arising out of sexual harassment in LM and South African Broadcasting Corporation . (2024) 45 ILJ 189(GJ) 

Positive disruptors in African mining: Technology, AI and critical minerals for Africa's industrialisation

Webinar recording | Immigration implications of the right to work in South Africa

Employment Law Director Imraan Mahomed and Senior Associate, Taryn York together with Andreas Krensel from IBN Immigration Solutions, hosted a webinar on immigration implications of the right to work in South Africa.

Can Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) be a pathway to affordable homeownership?

Kenya’s affordable housing agenda is a government initiative aimed at addressing the housing deficit in the country by providing affordable and decent housing for its citizens through homeownership. This initiative aligns with the Government’s broader development goals outlined in its Vision 2030 blueprint. The key challenges that have been identified as the barriers to delivering this agenda include (i) limited capacity for rapid construction of affordable homes even though the Government has initiated large-scale construction projects across the country; (ii) lack of guaranteed off-take, which undermines property developers’ confidence in exiting developments upon completion; and (iii) limited access to financing options that could enable developers bring more affordable homes to the market.