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Webinar Recording | Tax outlook 2025: What's next for Kenya's tax landscape

Alex Kanyi and Lena Onyango, Partners in the Tax & Exchange Control practice hosted a webinar titled "Tax outlook 2025: What's next for Kenya's tax landscape"

Implications of processing the personal data of former employees for commercial purposes

Employers typically rely either on employee consent or the necessity for contractual performance (or both) as a basis for lawfully processing their employees’ personal data. However, certain legal questions arise where an employer continues to process an employee’s personal data after the termination of the employment contract. Is such post-employment processing of personal data permitted under the law? If so, can the post-employment processing be carried out for commercial purposes? What restrictions does the law provide in relation to such processing of personal data?

JILB - Women and Juniors in Law & Banking - Business Rescue Seminar

Second Wave of Changes in the Employment Landscape

The year has commenced with notable developments in employment law. First, the amendments to the Employment Equity Act came into effect on 1 January 2025. Click here to read our summary of the implications, and click here to access our comprehensive guidelines on the amendments.

A new African order: Key initiatives and trends transforming international arbitration in Africa

CDH, together with the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) and other local and international co-hosts, presented the inaugural Johannesburg Arbitration Week ( JAW) earlier this month. The conference showcased Africa’s increasing prominence in international arbitration, highlighting the continent’s arbitration capabilities as well as key initiatives and trends shaping and transforming dispute resolution inAfrica.  

Embracing privatisation of the rail industry in South Africa: Transnet’s Network Statement

In a move geared towards transforming the rail sector, Transnet SOC Limited (Transnet) issued its draft Network Statement (Statement) for public comment on 19 March 2024, outlining the means for privatisation of its rail network. This Statement gives effect to the rail reform set out in the National Rail Policy (adopted by Cabinet in 2022), the Freight Logistics Roadmap and the Private Sector Participation Framework. However, several elements are contentious, including the proposed minimum access fee to the rail network, proposed security measures, and the means of allocation of capacity.