Our Commercial Law Practice has a track record of advising leading corporates in both local and cross-border commercial transactions. We advise on compliance, preparation of contracts and agreements, joint venture transactions, and business establishment. We also advise on Kenya’s governing business-related laws and regulatory frameworks.

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Some of our experiences include:

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• Advised on and drafted the security documentation for a Dutch-headquartered financial services company involved in receivables finance and factoring availed to its clients which are largely small and medium enterprises engaged in production, distribution and sale of agricultural produce. Also advised the company on all legal, corporate and tax matters relating to a capital injection and issuance of notes to an international capital firm.

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• Some of the members at McKay were part of the legal team working under a consortium that advised the National Cereals & Produce Board on its restructuring.

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• Advised a Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)-listed real estate company, on corporate restructuring, joint venture arrangements, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and on the need for and its continuous disclosure obligations to regulators as a public listed limited company.

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• Also advised an NSE-listed real estate company on various commercial transactions and undertook the drafting of template legal documents comprising standard employee contracts, director contracts, joint venture agreements and checklists.

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• Advised a County Government on and reviewed the Kenya labour laws, advised on a comprehensive Human Resource Management tool for the county and drafted the Human Resource Management Regulations. • Advised an international Korean company in the consultancy and design of huge construction projects in Kenya, in the setting up of operations in Kenya and reviewed its commercial agreements.

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• Some of the members of McKay were part of the team that advised on and undertook the legal structuring of the pioneer mixed-use development in Kenya, a work, live and play city currently still under development.