Katiba institute, Kelin and eight others petitioned the High Court of Kenya in the #QuarantineIsNotPunishment or #quarosipano case which challenges the manner in which mandatory quarantine was implemented by the government of Kenya. Emily Kinama, legal counsel at Katiba Institute gives us the details of this case, listen in…
Part of the Kenyan government’s response to the economic effects of Covid19 has been in the form of amendments to the Kenyan tax regime. In this episode we speak to Lena Onchwari, a tax law expert, about The Tax Laws Amendment Act and the takeaways from the legislation for individuals, corporates and SMEs. Listen in..
Joy Mdivo is a well known lawyer, political analyst, activist and Human Rights Defender and the Executive Director at the East Africa Centre for Law and Justice. We chat with her about the access or lack of access to justice in Kenya during the COVID19 period, quarantine and individual rights during the curfew. Listen in!
Lawrence Ochulor is a Dispute Resolution attorney practising with the firm of Babalakin &Co Legal Practitioners in Lagos. We chat about the work situation for lawyers in Nigeria following the government lock down and the impact of the consequent scale back of judicial operations.
Like everyone else on Planet Earth, lawyers were not ready for COVID19. Eric Theuri, Managing Partner at Makallah, Theuri & Company Advocates explains just how much Corona has affected the legal practitioner and whether and how the Kenyan courts have actually scaled back up for access to justice. At the time of recording, Eric was vying for the position of Law Society of Kenya Nairobi Branch Chairman. Eric is now Nairobi branch Chairman, LSK. To hear Eric's thoughts, listen in!
Technology is what the world is using for business continuity in these Corona times. Lujain Abbas, Legal Counsel at Griffin Motor App, talks to us about the particular tech tools that are useful to law firms at this time, the privacy issues emerging from the use of some of these tools and the General Data Protection rules guiding tech development. You want to listen in!
In this episode, Julius Mungai, a labour relations and employment lawyer walks us through the law governing employment in this time. Pull your seat and grab a cuppa; you will want to hear this. Listen in!
In this first episode we have conversation with Ribin Ondwari, partner at Ashitiva Advocates LLP on what things law firms need to do to navigate Corona, the effect of Corona on the banking and financial services sector and Ribin gives his thoughts on how the Young Bar needs to be supported in times like these. Listen in!
Lex for Law in latin and Pandemonium for the chaos and uncertainty left in the wake of COVID19. Jurorbox introduces this limited series podcast intended to stir conversation around Law in Times of Corona.
