Wekesa & Simiyu Law Offices is a full-service law firm, providing legal services in the following fields of the legal practice:
Constitutional Law and Civil Litigation
The firm has a wide, in-depth and versatile grounding and experience in Constitutional law, as well as public and administrative law with a credible track record of success.
The firm offers a full range of top-quality services across a broad spectrum of contentious dispute resolutions work including: Banking, Commercial contracts, Shareholders’ disputes and other corporate matters, Energy, Construction, Media and entertainment, Defamation, Employment, Aviation, Insurance, Insolvency, Employment, Labour and industrial disputes, Probate, Property, Securities, Debt collection, Trusts among other areas.
We also advise on settlement negotiations and alternative forms of dispute resolution and represent clients in arbitral proceedings.
We have a full range of cases we have represented our clients that are reported in the Kenya Law Reports that authenticate our standing in Constitutional law, Civil litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution and we can furnish references on request.
Legal Audits
The firm has undertaken a number of legal audits for state corporations and private companies as well over the years.
We have a wide berth of experience in conducting legal audits in various sectors across the board.
We have conducted legal audits for several clients including;
- Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority
- Lake Victoria North Water Services Board
- LAPTRUST
- East African Portland Cement Company
- County Government of Bungoma
These audits have gone a long way in enabling clients comply with laws and regulations and have further facilitated the formulation of mechanisms and policies to accelerate compliance where required.
Corporate and Commercial
Commercial Advice & Drafting of Agreements
We are experts in the above ranging from; Commercial advice, Joint ventures, Shareholder agreements, Commercial agencies, Franchise agreements, Distributor agreements, Service/consultancy agreements, Purchases and sale of goods, Agreements for secured and unsecured financing
Corporate Structuring, Mergers and Acquisitions & Regulatory Advice
We have expertise in structuring entities and businesses for clients operating throughout Kenya and the East African Community.
The Corporate Commercial practice has a dedicated corporate structuring team which provides; Full-service solution corporate restructurings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital increases and reductions, Regulatory advice and approvals, Business licensing.
Banking and Finance
The firm has represented borrowers, lenders, issuers, lead managers and trustees on debt, syndicated lending and trade finance.
Our experience includes working with financial institutions, developers, large and small businesses, venture capitalists and lenders of every kind.
In real estate finance, we have assisted both borrowers and lenders in securing and closing hundreds of millions in loans.
These loans have financed the acquisition, development, and construction of projects of every nature, including major residential planned unit developments, mixed-use developments, shopping centers, office buildings and industrial buildings.
Intellectual Property
Advice on intellectual property matters include searching, registering, filing and renewing trademarks, utility models, obtaining patents and patent registrations and preventing the unauthorized use of client’s trademarks and patents.
The firm advises on issues relating to various infringements such as counterfeit and piracy, and on the means of remedying those infringements.
Additionally, we advise companies and organizations on copyright and design right, confidential information disputes and trade secrets.
We act for the Kenya Industrial Property Institute, the National Institution that registers patents, trademarks and oversights all intellectual property matters in Kenya whenever they are taken to court by aggrieved entities in the institutes
Conveyancing
Our services in this practice area include advice on and drafting of commercial and residential leases, property sale and acquisition agreements, property subdivisions and consolidations, preparation and registration of securities in respect of corporate housing schemes, advice on financial structuring of property transactions, advice on and registration of transfer of residential, sectional title and commercial properties, trusts, including formation and administration of trusts, and drafting of trust deeds.
Employment, Labour and industrial Disputes
We have a vibrant portfolio in the employment, labour and industrial disputes that have impact across both the public and private sector with key ramifications to enterprises and public institutions.
We largely represent employers and have established a formidable presence in this area of practice which continues to expand as employees have increasingly taken advantage of the 2007/2008 Labour Laws that are increasingly pro-employees as articulated by the Industrial Court at the High Court level.
Corporate Secretarial Services
Wekesa & Simiyu Advocates provide a full range of company secretarial services to ensure that your company is fully compliant with an ever increasing corporate statutory and regulatory compliance regime.
The proper maintenance and filing of company records are key in ensuring such compliance.
Energy Sector
The firm has a strong presence in the legal framework of the energy sector.
We act for key energy sector actors including
- Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd
- Geothermal Development Company Limited
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Kenya Power and Lighting Company
- Energy Regulatory Commission
- National Oil Corporation
which are state corporations.
Arbitration, Mediation/ Alternative Dispute Resolution
We are active practitioners in the Mediation, Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms arenas of this country.
We understand this area of practice deeply and offer proficient services informed by insight, analytics and experience.
Taxation
As the Country grows, the need to finance both recurrent as well as development budgets becomes more active.
Therefore, focus on taxation becomes intense.
This is an area of practice that is growing say by day in leaps and bounds.
Our firm has strategically placed itself on this path by advising various clients on the taxation legal regime.
Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
At Wekesa & Simiyu our wills, trusts & estate planning lawyers help our clients preserve their assets for themselves and future generations.
By their nature, disputes over Wills, Trusts and Inheritance often occur at times of emotional vulnerability and distress.
Bringing or defending such claims is especially demanding and can become acrimonious and fraught very quickly. Seeking expert legal advice at an early stage to help resolve matters can therefore be crucial and can potentially avoid litigation and costly court proceedings.
Our specialist Wills, Trusts and Inheritance Disputes lawyers have extensive experience in dealing with disputes of this nature.
We act for trustees, executors, personal representatives, protectors, beneficiaries, charities and for individuals in a wide range of disputes involving estates, trusts and land.
Public Procurement
Kenya has become a key economic hub not just in East Africa, but Africa and the world as a whole. This has seen many investors eye our local market.
The fight for lucrative tenders especially the ones floated by the Government of Kenya has become very intense. This has led to escalated litigation in the procurement area.
We represent many clients at the Public Procurement Appeals Review Board.