AON OSEKO ADVOCATE - Nairobi, Kenya

INTRODUCTION:
AON OSEKO ADVOCATE is a premier firm providing quality legal training, consultancy, research and alternative dispute resolution services within the Eastern Africa region. Our main aim is to ensure that our clients are equipped with legal skills, knowledge and information necessary to finding solutions to their personal and business to needs. Further, we provide our clients with a forum for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms like arbitration, mediation and adjudication.

AON OSEKO ADVOCATE takes a multi-disciplinary approach (draws from all relevant professionals) in providing its services to its clients. This ensures that the solutions offered are concrete, all-rounded and are informed by a wide ray of ideas, information and knowledge. Our consultancy services  

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allow you to focus on your core business without worrying about the implication of your business and personal decisions.

AREA OF PRACTISE:
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW
a. Public Procurement and Tendering Processes
We advise private enterprises interested in participating in procurement processes with public entities. We assist in compiling tender documents, submission of documents, understanding of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and regulations, handling public procurement appeals etc.

We provide consultancy services to public entities in the review, implementation and compliance to Public procurement and Disposal Act and Regulations.

b. International Trade and Investment
We draft compact international commercial agreements, advice on various legal, regulatory, institutional and contractual frameworks of various countries to ensure that our client obtains first hand understanding of the business environment in the foreign country. We assist our clients in their regional and international expansion quest to ensure that it is smooth and sustainable. We arbitrate international commercial disputes in local and international forums.

We advise our clients on all aspects of foreign direct investment including setting up office, advising on the applicable laws (labour laws), insurance etc.


c. Employment laws and policies
Labour relations in Kenya are governed by Employment Act plus several other pieces of legislation such as the The Labour Institutions Act, 2007, The Labour Relations Act, 2007, The Employment Act, 2007, The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007, The Work Injury Benefits Act, 2007 etc.
We offer a comprehensive employment law service providing employers, employees and self employed with advice on employment policies, contracts, termination, wages & benefits, collective bargaining, workplace safety, workmen's compensation and pensions as well as dealing with employment related disputes.

d. Due Diligence & Legal Opinions
We carry out a professional and adequate due diligence of our corporate clients to ensure that all its dealings, processes and systems are in compliance with the applicable law. We advise on the legal validity of the various commercial transactions that our client is engaged in. we offer legal opinions on issues that our client wants to make decisions.

We advise our client’s decision making organs to ensure that they make lawful decisions hence minimizing legal suits, advice on various legislations affecting your business, review gazette notices to ensure that their transactions legally compliant etc.

e. Real Estate and Convenyancing
We advice and guide on all dealings related to real estate and conveyancing which include purchase and sale of real estate, licensing, tenancy, leasing, mortgages, charges and debentures. In doing so we ensure that the interests of our client are protected from fraudsters by carrying out searches, drafting sound sale agreements, transfers etc.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION LAW
We provide legal guidance in the law applicable to infrastructure development and construction industry. We draft agreement and help in implementing them to ensure a smooth realization of the project. We participate in project appraisal and feasibility stage, project insurance, project administration, project finance and contract administration and project commissioning. We also assist in project claims and dispute resolution.

CRIMINAL & CIVIL LITIGATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
We represent our client in commercial & civil litigation matters involving all manner of legal disputes. Litigation does not provide all the answers to legal disputes and hence we embrace alternative dispute resolution like negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

FAMILY LAW
We advise and handle all matters concerning family law ranging from matrimonial causes, divorce, children cases, maintenance etc.

TRAINING, LEGAL RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY

i. Courses and Trainings
We offer the following courses and trainings:

a. Certificate in Paralegal Studies:
The promulgation of the new Constitution 2010 and the on-going legal reforms have a direct impact on the life of every Kenyan and their businesses. As a result, Kenyans are desirous of knowing their rights and understanding the operation of the Kenyan legal system. A Certificate in Paralegal Studies enables Kenyans to learn about the new Constitution, know their rights and understand the various laws applicable to their day to day life.

The course is also designed to train paralegals, legal assistants and individuals working in law firms, legal departments, civil society, private business or general social life. Paralegals or Legal Assistants is a career of people who are able to work in a legal environment. This course offers them a sound basic knowledge of the legal principles relevant to the field in which they are working and as a result are able to work independently, effectively and efficiently in the performance of their legal tasks. Although not qualified to represent clients, paralegals perform various important legal tasks and other administrative duties in an office.

b. Project/Contract Management Training:
This course is provides our clients involved in the construction industry with necessary skills for improving their processes to ensure efficiency and effective delivery of projects. The course focuses on:

• Public Procurement and Tendering: how to prepare and submit successful bids,
• Contract Negotiations Skills, Terms and Conditions: how to secure a win-win contractual obligations,
• Contract Administration and Monitoring: how to ensure compliance of contract terms during project implementation,
• Claim documentation and preparations: how to avoid claims by effective cost, quality and time monitoring and how to document an effective claim or defend a claim,
• Contract Risk Management: identification, managing and mitigation of construction project risks,
• Construction Dispute Resolution: mediation, adjudication and arbitration.

c. Public Procurement and Practice Training:
The course is designed to train entrepreneurs, private businesses; public officials, suppliers of goods, services and works and equip them with knowledge, necessary to effectively and efficiently engage in public procurement. It helps procuring entities and private sector to enhance their skills in procurement processes through proper application of procurement laws & regulations in order to achieve efficiency, accountability and value for money.

d. Corporate Governance and Practice Training:
The course provides entrepreneurs with quality entrepreneurial skills to enable them grow their businesses. The training is designed for individuals, company officials, chamaa, investment groups etc to impart them with necessary skills on business processes, legal aspects of the business and how to successfully grow a business.



e. Other Courses & Trainings
AON OSEKO ADVOCATE also offers trainings in the following areas:
• Project and Construction Law,
• Employment Laws Training,
• Energy and Environmental Law Training
• Land Laws and Conveyancing,
• Human Rights Training,
• Any other specialized area of law.