This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of the law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice by way of case law and materials. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the Magistrate, and Judge, and the law student.
This book presents a detailed and practical explanation of the law of Civil Procedure in Kenya. It is designed primarily as a textbook for undergraduate and Bar candidates in universities and related institutions. The book discusses the principles of Civil Procedure law in an easily grasped and comprehensive format in a practical setting making it also useful to members of the Bar and the Bench. The second edition has been thoroughly revised.
This textbook is an authoritative, comprehensive, and highly readable introduction to the law of evidence in Kenya. It is a systematic and balanced commentary on the Evidence Act Cap 80 written with great clarity and conciseness. In the second edition, the content has been extensively reviewed to capture the latest amendment to the Evidence Act. The book has integrated extracts from key judgments, academic articles, and books that will help you analyze case law effectively.
This book is based on his prosecuting and teaching experience in Criminal Procedure. It is written in a simple, readable, and practical style. It traces criminal proceedings from investigation and arrest of an offender to plea, trial, sentence, and appeal.
A Handbook of Company Law covers the wider subject of business law that includes inter-alia elements of commercial law and the law of business associations. It covers a few of the topics that commonly feature in accountancy and business management courses in commercial law, company law, and in curricula designed for undergraduate students of law.
Accounting has for long been a fascinating, if not a professional issue for many. The term accounting conjures the image of an accountant which is largely contributed by the traditional stance that accounts is and can only be prepared by an accountant. The 21st century has in its wake reinforced the need for professionals generally to be accountable enhancing the need to learn basics accounting procedures. Accountability is an essential aspect of the practice of law. It is critical that a practicing lawyer manage the firm in a transparent manner. This book seeks to bridge a gap in ideology between the practice of law and accountancy. The author draws from her knowledge and experience both as a lawyer and accountant.
The second edition of this highly successful book features new materials including exceptions to the functus officio doctrine, mareva injunctions, tendering of exhibits, omission to cross-examine, sentencing procedure, costs against a non-party, probate and administration, matrimonial proceedings, and the effect of declarations of unconstitutionality. The book has been thoroughly updated to provide extensive coverage of key statutory changes and the latest case law from 2011 to December 2018 and; in particular, a thorough restatement of the law in view of the mounting conflicting decisions in the Court of Appeal.
This book is a report of the Tanzania Judges’ workshop that was held in Dar es Salaam from 2nd to 5th June 2010. Justices of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania and judges of the High Courts of Tanzania and the Republic of Ireland attended it. The workshop was one of the series of continuing legal education sessions for judges. Such sessions have been organized by the University of Dar es Salaam, School of Law (Formerly Faculty of Law) in collaboration with Trinity College, Dublin. The workshop was coordinated by Professor Gamaliel Mgongo Fimbo.
Admiralty and Maritime Law in Tanzania provides a comprehensive study of the subject in Tanzania by examining the historical and practical aspects of the various subjects under admiralty jurisdiction and maritime law, and it portrays the current position of the law governing ships and shipping.
The book covers the Law of the Sea and various subjects on ships and shipping including ship ownership and registration, ship mortgages, admiralty jurisdiction, charter parties, salvage, the law covering seafarer’s employment, maritime liens, ship’s liabilities, pollution, pilotage, and the law covering ports.
Among the major legal systems in the world today, the law of African states is emerging vigorously as one of the preferred subjects in legal scholarship around the world. African customary law is one of the cardinal families of law. This edition succeeds the previous publication on African Customary Law: An Introduction. The African Customary Law and search to develop the African Jurisprudence has included more studies and new insights into the long research project. Remember that the African Law Library is promoting more in-depth academic research into the nature of African customary law in order to abet the justice systems. This edition is a massive contribution to some problems facing African legal education, legal practice, and the need to develop African jurisprudence.
This book seeks to introduce the reader to the concept and principles of marriage in Tanzania by particularly blending legal norms and practices leading to matrimonial relations. It also examines the jurisprudence ensuing from the law of marriage as well as the existing marriage dispute resolution mechanism. This book is useful to students of law, legal practitioners and academics, sociologists, marriage counselors, and members of the general public.
This book is an updated version of A Handbook on Criminal Procedure in Kenya. It is written as a handbook to be resorted to for quick reference. At the same time, it provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject. The book covers most of the key areas of Criminal Procedure that interest the student, the practitioner, the magistrate, the judge, and the academic.
This treatise is the first to examine the proceedings and jurisprudence in civil procedure and practice in the CAT. It examines the law relating to the establishment, composition, quorum, powers, and jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania (CAT). It also examines the noble duty of the CAT in administering justice and discusses administrative and procedural aspects in the CAT, particularly basic and mandatory documents for use in civil proceedings in the CAT and important issues to consider before an appellant embarks on a civil appeal in the CAT. Finally, the book critically examines the law and practice relating to commencement of civil appeals and the conduct of proceedings in the CAT, the practice and jurisprudence in the CAT as well as the prosecution of the Bills of Costs in the CAT.
Arbitration Law and Practice in Kenya is a practical reference text for one of the fastest-growing areas of legal practice today. The text covers the arbitration process from the arbitration agreement to commencement of proceedings, and to the delivery of the Award in the Kenyan context. All topics are covered against the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1995, the Civil Procedure Act, the UNICTRAL Model Law, relevant international conventions, and relevant case law-local, regional and international.
This is essentially a sourcebook on the Law of Evidence in which the major decisions of the Sierra Leone Courts on the subject and local statutory enactments are collected in one secondary source. The cases presented in this compendium comprehensively discuss the legal issues that they deal with. The narrative of the cases is limited to the material facts of the cases and the reasoning of the Court pertaining to the principles of law under discussion and unnecessary prolixity is avoided. Further analysis of the reported cases is furnished by the inclusion of notes, and cases from other jurisdictions to assist the reader in his comprehension of the subject.
This book is set against the background that the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1989 and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) in 1990 has revolutionized the perception of childhood and children’s rights the world over. Until then, children’s rights were seen as falling within the domain of charity, and children were treated like they were property or chattel of their parents. It is a sound foundation for streamlining the rights and protection of children in the East African countries through law both now and in the future. It will also serve as a resource material in the area of child rights and law, not only in East Africa but also across Sub-Saharan Africa.
