Bowry & Company Advocates

The firm undertakes family law matters including adoption, custody and maintenance in the children’s Courts, division of matrimonial property, and divorce matters. The changes brought about by the Matrimonial Property Act of 2013 and the Marriage Act, 2014 have resulted in a new regime of family law and the firm is well placed to undertake the challenges of the new legislation.

We are also proficient in succession matters including succession planning and will drafting and contentious and non-contentious testate and intestate matters.

The firm undertakes all civil and criminal litigation in Subordinate Courts, all divisions of the High Court, Environment and Land Court, Employment and Labour Relations Courts Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Including various tribunals such as the Business Premises Tribunal, Rent Restriction Tribunal, Capital Markets Tribunal and the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal among others.

We also encourage and engage in alternative forms of dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration.

Bowry & Company Advocates undertakes all employment and labour matters and has vast experience in handling issues related to employment contracts, termination and redundancy, due diligence and strategic planning, drafting and review of workplace policies and human resource manuals, and collective bargaining agreements.

The firm has a conveyancing department and also undertakes land related litigation in the Environment and Land Court. Interesting cases, such as Joseph Boro Ngera & Supaduka Nakuru Limited vs. Kenya Wildlife Services Civil Appeal No. 173 of 1991[1998] eKLR and many others have received national attention.

The firm is a keen supporter of fostering economic growth, development and cultural vitality through Intellectual Property (IP) protection. We believe, by creating awareness of IP protection mechanisms, both businesses and individuals can reap the full benefits of their inventions, creative works and designs.

We specialise in trademarks, copyright, design rights and patents, focusing on registration, licensing and litigation in these fields with appearances in the Kenya Industrial Property Tribunal.

Our IP department provides a unique advisory framework on IP strategy, asset management and investment. This framework has been implemented in communities such as the Maasai community in the Mara region, the Kenyan art industry, trans-African businesses and start-ups alike.

The firm has been actively involved in a number of matters involving entertainment law and is proficient in handing matters involving agreements - talent agreements, author agreements, producer agreements, distribution agreements, festivals and events management, licensing and assignment of licences and rights - digital media and gaming issues, brand and image rights protection; and, intellectual property issues involving trademarks, copyright, patents and industrial designs for musicians, bands, music composers, music and video producers, advertisers, actors, artists, publishers and authors, social media influencers and fashion designers.

The demography of commercial law in the country has changed dramatically. Old pre-independence laws and English legislation have and are being replaced.

There is now a new Companies Act with 1026 sections and a new Insolvency Act of 2015. The Limited Liability Partnership Act is another conceptional change in running a business. The citizen is confronted with a maze of new commercial law legislation warranting fresh thinking and new hitherto unexploited modes of seeking legal reliefs and remedies.

The firm has consequently put into place mechanisms to assist clients to conform to the new and elaborate legal requirements with utmost efficiency.