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Coulson Harney has just been awarded the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award 2011 for its outstanding contribution to pro bono work in Africa and is one of only five member firms from around the world to receive this award for 2011.

The Kenya Industrial Property Journal
The Kenya Industrial Property Journal (the Trademarks and Patents Journal - Kenya) where all trademarks  and patents are published before registration and grant respectively is now available online on the Kenya Industrial Property website at www.kipi.go.ke, and click here to download the journal.

The New Kenyan Merger Control Laws
The anticipation for up to date antitrust laws in Kenya is over. The recently promulgated Competition Act (the Act) came into effect on 1 August 2011 and replaces the Restrictive Trade Practices Monopolies and Price Control Act (the RTPA). On the whole, it aims to promote and safeguard competition in the national economy, protect consumers from unfair and misleading market conduct and provide for the establishment, powers and functions of the Competition Authority (the Authority) and the Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal). The Authority is the oversight body which is mandated to implement the Act while the Tribunal is the first point of reference for aggrieved persons with competition concerns.

Getting The Deal Through - Mergers and Acquisitions 2011
Mergers and Acquisitions in Kenya.

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HASS CONSULT
Advised Hass Consult on the development of nine exclusive villas and forty residential apartments in Nairobi. Advice was also given on the acquisition of land, joint venture structuring and sale of the residential units.

SOPHIA KAREN LIMITED
Advising Sophia Karen Limited on the development and leasing of an international school in Nairobi to GEMS Education. Advice was given on the acquisition of land, negotiation of the purchase agreement, development agreement and lease to GEMS Education, the various construction contracts and project financing in relation to the land acquisition and construction of the school.

SAFARICOM AND SEVEN SEAS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Drafting and negotiating a co-operation agreement between Safaricom Limited and Seven Seas Technologies Limited for collaboration in the research and development of innovative technology products, including the use of cloud computing.

THE LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY & THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Advising The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy in the acquisition of approx. 28,500 acres of land in Laikipia, Northern Kenya by a third party for the purposes of the permanent preservation and protection of land and wildlife.  The transaction involved due diligence, complex corporate and property structuring, developing a tax efficient conservation model compliant with Kenyan law and included drafting and negotiating lease-back agreements, easements, granting of various options, rights and conservation management agreements.

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2011 - Global Law Experts have awarded Coulson Harney Kenyan - International Law Firm of the Year.

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Coulson Harney has formed an association with Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys, one of the premier South African commercial law firms. The association provides Coulson Harney with a springboard for its involvement in legal advisory work around Africa.