The High Court of Kenya has held that financial institutions are empowered to freeze accounts with suspected money laundering activities. This is in line with the Central Bank of Kenya Guidelines on Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering Prevention – CBK/PG/08. The Court dismissed an argument that institutions such as banks were only empowered to...Read More
LJA successfully represented Guardian Bank Limited in the Supreme Court against Bookpoint Limited. The Supreme Court agreed with LJA that the filing of a Notice of Appeal within the timelines specified in the Supreme Court Rules is a jurisdictional prerequisite. In dismissing an application to file a Petition to the Supreme Court out of time,...Read More
LJA Associates LLP successfully represented China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation against Capitaland East Africa Ltd (with Stanbic Bank Kenya Ltd as an Interested Party). The High Court of Kenya agreed with LJA that the bid bond worth USD 1.2 M. was fraudulently called in and proceeded to cancel the bond issued by Stanbic Bank Kenya...Read More
LJA Associates LLP successfully represented the Petitioner in Constitutional Petition, Robert Uri Dabaly Jimma v Kenya School of Law & Kenya National Qualifications Authority, (2021) eKLR where the Court allowed a Petition and ordered the Kenya School of Law to admit the Petitioner into the Advocates Training Program. This was an important matter given its...Read More
We successfully represented Scanad Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of WPP Scangroup PLC, a global advertising giant in a USD 2.5 M contractual dispute with Kenya’s election body, the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission. The matter involved the Elections Body refusal to pay circa USD 2.5 M to Scanad despite Scanad discharging their contractual obligations. Notably, the...Read More
We advised and successfully represented Mayfair Insurance Company Limited (a major regional insurance and financial services provider) in a suit filed by a well-known global construction equipment supplier PERI Formwork Scaffolding Engineering (Pty) Ltd for payment of USD 1.6 million under payment guarantees issued by Mayfair on behalf of a local developer, White Lotus Projects...Read More
