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This book helps in identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making, including each step of a course of action that begins with an analysis of the facts of a problem and concludes with the application and communication of the results of the investigation. It also covers sources of the law; both primary and secondary and information from these sources that affect legally sound conclusions on the subject.
Family Law Digest book critiques the inconsistency of our courts’ decisions as regards the division of matrimonial property. In a nutshell, this digest is a review of the decisions of Kenyan courts when faced with the question of the determination of inter-spousal property rights.
This book identifies a number of important characteristics of professions. First, that a professional must be disciplined. Second, a professional must adhere to certain ethical standards that are accepted as binding on all members of that profession. When one elects to become a member of the bar, one becomes a member of the legal profession, and as a member of the legal profession, one voluntarily submits to the rules of professional conduct that govern the way in which members of the legal profession are expected to behave and conduct their business. This is a reminder to anyone who would like to join any profession as this rule cuts across all professions in the world.
This book is intended to be a clear and practical guide to readers on the principles of land law and conveyancing in Kenya. The authors have made a deliberate effort to discuss principles of land law and conveyancing in the context of the Kenyan legislative framework. In instances where comparative jurisprudence from other jurisdictions are discussed, the discussion is only meant to reinforce a principle that is already recognized or being enforced under the Kenyan legislative framework. Because of this focused approach, the authors attempt to take readers through a journey of the various stages of development that the Kenyan legislative framework on land and conveyancing have taken, while critiquing each stage of legislative development.
The author comprehensively attempts to discuss the jurisprudence touching a general understanding of law basically needed in the East African legal community. He aptly covers those areas of law that have been considered basic yet demanding, as observed in various chapters. Reflecting on these substantive and structural features, a theoretically inclined observer might find the book of vital importance.
The Ideal Lawyer provides clear and stimulating coverage of practical aspects of professional life, legal practice, character traits, trial advocacy, challenges, capacity building, and life skills that are not taught at law school. The book is a constant reference material useful for the training of lawyers during and after law school. It is also a useful handbook for professional persons who strive to polish their levels of professionalism, image, knowledge, financial literacy, and popularity. It is a critical center of reference in tackling the practical challenges of life and practice of law or any other profession. It is full of life skills and anecdotes that would build one into an ideal lawyer or professional. It is a living book. It is a must-read for all in competitive professional fields.
This book seeks to illuminate the expansive nature of legal practice in society. It is also aimed at provoking Further debate, research, and publication. The author draws from her knowledge and experience as an Advocate, Accountant, Certified Secretary, and Governance expert.
This book is a study of the law and practice relating to the private legal profession in Tanzania. It shows that the profession has played and continues to play an important and indispensable role in the operation of the common law system and its adversarial procedure that forms the backbone of the country’s legal order.
However, certain shortcomings exist in some areas of the professional regime that call for serious reflection on the part of the profession and authorities involved in its practical application. Among topics that receive particular attention here are legal education and the process of qualification for advocacy, legal ethics, the provision of legal services, legal aid, and some basic principles of the professional system.
The book thus proposes changes with a view to addressing the deficiencies that presently exist by suggesting positive reforms on the existing framework. Their adoption would ensure a remarkably improved professional structure.
This book analyzes the liberalization of legal education and training in Uganda with a view to exploring avenues for the development of a legal education policy that addresses various problems with regard to the quality of law graduates and of legal services in the market place currently available given the large number of law graduates entering the professional field each year. It, therefore, provides comparative lessons for the systems of legal education in the other East African countries. This is especially important as the three countries (together with Burundi and Rwanda which share a civil law background) move closer together with the ultimate goal of political federation.
The Magistrates Manual covers, in a nutshell, rules of procedures in the institution of criminal and civil cases, the preparation of formal charges in criminal cases and pleadings in civil suits, the trial of such cases, the sentencing process and relevant considerations, control of court proceedings, judicial bias and self-disqualification, court delays, and code of conduct for judicial officers.
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