We handle a wide variety of legal issues involving agriculture & commodity markets in Kenya and the East African region including, but not limited to, the following:
- Registration of farming companies and businesses;
- Regulatory compliance in seed trade including registration of seed merchants;
- Negotiating, and drafting, farm leasing agreements;
- Advising on commodity futures contracts;
- Negotiating and drafting of agreements relating to drilling of boreholes and other developments on leased farm;
- Drafting farm management agreements;
- Advising on, and drafting, employment contracts for farm managers and other farm employees;
- Agricultural produce supply chain management issues including farm produce transport and distribution to agricultural markets;
- Drafting and enforcing contracts for sale of ascertained and unascertained farm produce;
- Drafting and enforcement of contracts for sale of farm produce;
- Representing farmers on debt recovery suits and disputes;
- Advising on chattels transfer, use of immovable farm assets as loan security, and representing farmers in loan financing transactions;
- Advisory and litigation of farm breeder’s rights;
- Representing plaintiffs and defendants on toxic tort ligation and class action involving agricultural produce;
- Representing farmers and insurance companies in negotiations and purchase and sale of farm insurance agreements;
- Representing farmers and other businesses on issues involving government contracts and grants on agriculture including procurement issues;
- Handling mergers and acquisitions of farming companies;
- Joint venture agreements;
- Representing trade associations and cooperative societies operating in agriculture and commodities trade;
- Registering trademarks and patents for farmers and farming companies;
- Advising on corporate governance for listed companies in the agricultural and commodities sector;
- Representing consumers adversely affected by illegal activities by the agriculture and commodities industry;
- Representing NGOs in the agricultural industry;
- Import and export of farming technology;
- Tax issues on agricultural produce and commodities;
- Acting as counsel in pricing and other competition issues within the farming industry.