Hogan Lovells (JD Supra Kenya)
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Parent company liability – Court of Appeal upholds decision rejecting jurisdiction over claims brought against Unilever by victims of post-election violence in Kenya
On 4 July 2018, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in AAA & Ors. v Unilever PLC and Unilever Tea Kenya Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 1532, dismissing an appeal by victims of the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya.
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Enabling environment needed to grow Kenya’s Islamic finance landscape
Last week, Hogan Lovells joined representatives of the private and public sector as well as government officials at the Islamic Finance News Kenya Forum 2017. The event was organised by Red Money Events, in collaboration with a host of partners such as Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a long-term client of the firm. Held at Nairobi’s Villa Rosa Kempinsky, the...
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Second term for Uhuru Kenyatta begins with work clearly cut out
Kenya’s 2017 General Elections have been one of the most anticipated and closely monitored. For the first time, the sitting president, Uhuru Kenyatta was working to defend his position against a united opposition. Close to 5000 election observers from the EU, the Carter Foundation led by former US Secretary of State John Kerry, the Commonwealth led by former Ghana Head of State John Mahama, the...