Agiliss Ltd v Republic of Mauritius (Reference No 1 of 2019): COMESA Court of Justice strikes out safeguard measures by the Republic of Mauritius
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The COMESA Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Agiliss v Republic of Mauritius on 4 February 2025, where it declared that safeguard measures against the importation of edible oil into Mauritius fell afoul of COMESA rules. Judgment-Agiliss-v-The-Republic-Mauritius-and-4-Others-Ref-No-1-of-2019-4th-Feb-2025 The reference was brought by Agiliss, a Mauritius-based company that imported edible
Unhitched or not? The intention of Parliament, technological hitches, and the absurdity of void divorces
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In a rather uniquely titled case, Lord Chancellor v 79 Divorced Couples [2024] EWHC 3211 (Fam), the High Court of England was faced with an application by the Lord Chancellor for a declaration that on the respective dates when the final divorce orders in each couple’s case were granted, the
2nd Annual International Relations Society of Kenya successfully concluded in Nairobi
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The 2nd annual International Relations Society of Kenya conference was successfully concluded in Nairobi, Kenya on 22nd November 2024. The Conference ran for three days, from 20th November to 22nd November and featured high-level panels on climate change, regional integration, competition law within COMESA, peace and security within the region,
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The 2nd edition of the International Relations Society of Kenya annual conference will open in Nairobi on 20 November 2024. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Nairobi’s Westlands district for three days. It will end on 22 November 2024 with the first Kenya diplomatic awards ceremony.
Supreme Court decision alert: Petition E032 of 2024 Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning and 4 ors -v- Okiya Omtatah Okoiti and 52 ors
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The Supreme Court of Kenya in Supreme Court Petition E032 of 2024 held that the Finance Act, 2023 is constitutional, save for sections 76, 78, and 87. The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s determination that the Finance Act 2023 was entirely unconstitutional. Highlights of the decision Where Parliament, following