Our Practice Areas
1. Litigation services
- Employment disputes litigation
- Land disputes
- Contract and commercial litigation
2. Family law
- Child custody and access
- Divorce and separation
- Separation agreement
- Prenuptial agreements
- Succession matters
- Estate planning
- Wills
3. Business law
- Business setup ( company, LLP, sole proprietor, partnership and cooperatives)
- Franchise agreements
- Business agreementsontract
- Succession planning
- Regulation Compliance
- Consultancy services
Areas of Practice
Litigation
At Chepchieng & Company Advocates, we provide legal guidance for businesses, buying land in Kenya, and commercial transactions, and specialize in resolving disputes.
Our legal team is well-versed in handling disputes related to contracts, commercial transactions, property law, directors, shareholders, or partnerships in business, unfair dismissal, wrongful termination, land ownership, boundary disputes, succession matters, and more.
We offer representation in court litigation and alternative dispute resolution, which is less adversarial and more cost-effective, providing a financially secure way to resolve business disputes.
In the digital age, technological advancements have changed the dynamics of legal practice, and electronic filing and virtual court sessions have been introduced for ease of filing and dispensation of justice.
Succession
Part of our legal services is to guide our clients through the drafting, execution, and administration of their wills.
This ensures that our client complies with all the legal requirements for estate distribution to the dependents.
Estate planning practice is crucial in helping our clients organize their affairs before death.
It includes the following:
- Drafting a proper will
- Setting up a trust for the administration of property
- Power of attorney
- Appointment of guardians by deed
- Gifts
- Joint land ownership
- Nominations
Commercial and Corporate Law
Commercial and corporate law are broad fields that govern businesses’ formation, operation, rights, and responsibilities. It covers transactions between individuals, businesses, and sometimes between companies and the government.
Contracts
Commercial Transactions– Checks, letters of credit, and other payment systems.
Bankruptcy– Procedures for dealing with insolvency, liquidation, or Agency.
Intellectual Property– commercial law in licensing, trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions– The legal processes involved when companies combine or one company takes over another.
Shareholder Rights– Protections and rights of shareholders including voting rights, dividends, and information rights.
Duties of Directors and Officers– Legal duties like the duty of care and duty of loyalty guide how corporate leaders must act in the best interest of the corporation.
Dissolution– The legal process of winding up a corporation, distributing assets, and settling debts.
