The Legality of Cryptocurrency

by Editor | Apr 11, 2018 | Law

Introduction The legality of Cryptocurrency came into question in the year 2015, whereby the Central Bank of Kenya (the ‘CBK’) issued a public caveat over the use of cryptocurrency. In their words, the CBK, states that cryptocurrency is not a legal tender nor is...

Software: Copyright & Patent Practices

by Editor | Apr 11, 2018 | Law

Copyright: Introduction Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a composition of various overlapping rights such as Copyright, Trademarks, Geographical Designs, Patents et al. Various schools of thought that are pro-intellectual property argue that by offering IPR, it...

Internet & Remote Contracts

by Editor | Apr 11, 2018 | Law

Internet Agreements entails any form of agreement that two or more parties may enter into with hope of attaining certain goods or services. The contract meets the basic principles of contract law. However, there other peculiar factors such as signing, for instance,...

Data Protection in Africa

by Editor | Apr 11, 2018 | Law

African countries face a mirage of challenges concerning Cyberspace and Telecommunication, both concerning useful technology and laws. It is not only hard to tell how companies and/or their subsidiaries such as Alphabet (parent company for Google), Yahoo, WhatsApp,...

Double Taxation Treaty between Ke & UK

by Editor | Apr 11, 2018 | Law

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key provisions of the agreement that allows both natural and juristic persons to structure their tax obligation, more so on Double Taxation. The Government of Kenya and United Kingdom have a longstanding relationship since...