Day: October 8, 2020

A Bill may be defined as draft law or legislation. It is statute in draft or law in its draft form. The constitution of Kenya and the National Assembly Standing Orders prescribe the stages through which a Bill must pass Read More …

Procedural and substantive law Substantive law Consists of the laws themselves, as opposed to the procedure on how to apply them. It is concerned with the rights and duties of persons and prescribed remedies e.g law of torts, law of Read More …

Public and Private Law Public law: Comprises those branches or fields of law in which the state has a direct interest as the sovereign. It is concerned with the constitution and functions of the various organs of government, including local Read More …

Causes of action in tort or on contract must be enforced within the duration prescribed by the Provisions of the Limitation of Actions Act, Cap 22 failing which the action becomes statute barred. All actions based on tort must be Read More …

COMMUNICATION TO STUDENTS, TRAINERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON NOVEMBER 2020 EXAMINATIONS I. Introduction One of the significant impacts of COVID-19 and related control measures on kasneb was the postponement of the May 2020 examinations. These examinations were initially rescheduled to Read More …

Rights of undisclosed principal If the third party elects to sue the principal and not the agent, he must allow the principal the benefit of all the payments made by him to the agent on account of the contract before Read More …

Under section 5 (4) of the Hire Purchase Act, if a hire purchase agreement is not registered. No person can enforce it against the hirer. The owner cannot enforce any rights to recover the goods from the hirer. Any contract Read More …

Demonstrative legacy: This is a testamentary gift which is in its nature general but which manifests an intention that the gift shall be primarily satisfied out of a fund or a specified part of the property of the testor, but shall Read More …

This is the largest interest a person can have in land. If confers the largest Quantum of rights and has no time limitation. It confers the right to use and alienate. Example include: fee simple and absolute proprietorship.

Joint tenancy arises where two or more persons own something jointly. It has the features of single proprietorship. It is characterized by the right of survivorship i.e. jus accresscendi and the four unities, namely: Unity of possession: all possess any Read More …