Legal notice

Who we are

This website is published by Gatama & Associates LLP, a limited liability partnership of advocates practising in Nairobi, Kenya.

• Registered office and principal place of business: Westlands Office Park, Baobab House, Ground Floor, Wing A, Nairobi
• Postal address: P.O. Box 608-00623, Nairobi, Kenya
• Telephone: +254 727 767 827
• Email: info@gatamalaw.com

References on this site to "the firm", "we", "us" and "our" are references to Gatama & Associates LLP. References to "partner" mean a partner of the LLP or a person of equivalent standing. Where a person is described as a consultant, they are engaged by the firm on that basis and are not a partner.

Regulatory status

The advocates of the firm are admitted as Advocates of the High Court of Kenya and hold current practising certificates. The firm and its advocates are subject to the Advocates Act (Cap 16), the rules and codes of conduct made under it, and the supervisory jurisdiction of the Law Society of Kenya.

The firm is not authorised to provide legal advice on the laws of any jurisdiction in which its advocates are not admitted, except through advocates or consultants who are so admitted. Where we act on a matter with a foreign law element, we say so and identify who is advising on that element.

This site is not legal advice

Everything on this website is general information about the firm and the work we do. None of it is legal advice, and none of it should be acted on as though it were.

Legal advice depends on the facts of a specific matter, the documents actually in place and the law in force at the relevant time. Descriptions of practice areas, transactions, procedures and timelines on this site are summaries written for a general audience. They may be simplified, they may not reflect subsequent changes in the law, and they will not account for the particular circumstances of your matter.

If you have a legal problem, obtain advice on it. Do not rely on this website, and do not delay taking advice because something here appeared to answer your question. Limitation periods and regulatory deadlines are not forgiving.

No advocate and client relationship

Visiting this site, reading it, or sending us an enquiry through it does not make you a client of the firm and does not create an advocate and client relationship between us.

We take on a matter only after we have carried out a conflict of interest check, satisfied our client due diligence obligations, and confirmed our engagement, its scope and the basis of our fees in writing. Until we have sent you that written confirmation and you have accepted it, we are not acting for you and we owe you no duty in respect of the matter.

Confidentiality of enquiries

Please do not send us confidential or privileged material before we have confirmed that we are able to act.

Information you send us before an engagement is confirmed cannot be treated as confidential in the way that communications with your advocate are. We may already act for another party with an interest in the same matter, and information received before a conflict check is complete may prevent us from acting for you or may need to be disclosed.

Send us enough to identify the parties and describe the matter in outline. Once we have confirmed our engagement, send us everything.

Accuracy and availability

We prepare the content of this site with care, but we do not warrant that it is accurate, complete or current. Transaction descriptions reflect matters as they stood at the time and use values as disclosed or as published by the parties. Team information, practice descriptions and contact details change.

We may alter, suspend or withdraw any part of this site at any time and without notice. We do not undertake to keep it available or to update it.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the firm, its partners, employees, consultants and agents accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from access to, use of, or reliance on this website or its content, including any indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of business or loss of data.

Nothing in this notice excludes or limits liability for fraud, for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Where we do act for you, our liability is governed by the terms of our written engagement and not by this notice.

Intellectual property

The content, design, text, graphics and arrangement of this site are owned by or licensed to the firm and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. The name Gatama & Associates LLP and the G&A device are marks of the firm.

You may read this site, and print or download extracts for your own reference. You may not otherwise reproduce, republish, adapt or commercially exploit any part of it without our prior written consent.

Third-party links

This site may link to websites operated by others. We provide those links for convenience only. We do not control those sites, we do not endorse them, and we accept no responsibility for their content, their security or their handling of your information. Following an external link is at your own risk.

Complaints

If you are a client and you are dissatisfied with our service, tell us. Raise it first with the advocate handling your matter, and if it is not resolved, with the Managing Partner at info@gatamalaw.com. We will acknowledge your complaint, investigate it and respond to you in writing.

If we cannot resolve the matter between us, you may refer your complaint to the Law Society of Kenya or to the Advocates Complaints Commission, which have jurisdiction over the professional conduct of advocates in Kenya.

Governing law

This notice and any dispute arising out of it or out of your use of this website are governed by the laws of Kenya, and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Kenyan courts.

Version This notice was last reviewed on the date shown in the footer of this page. We may revise it at any time, and the version published here is the version that applies.