Artificial  Intelligence and trademarks: Is AI the new consumer?

Consumption of goods is being made convenient and easier with the emergence of AI. For instance, AI is giving consumers recommendations on the various products they wish to consume by using a simple voice command (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) or through search recommendations (Steponénaité, 2019). The convenience that comes with AI cannot be downplayed; however, […]

Human Rights, Issue 89 - June 2023, Opinions
June 01, 2023
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Copyrights by non-human entities: Is it time Kenya?

Discussions around ownership of copyrights by non-humans were entertained in the popular case, Naruto v Slater,[1] popularly known as the “Monkey Selfie case”. The California district court and the Court of Appeal of the Ninth Circuit were tasked with determining if Slater and Wildlife Personalities Limited infringed upon a macaque’s photographs (copyright works). The macaque, […]

Commercial Law, Issue 88 - May 2023, Technology
May 02, 2023
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Perfection of securities over helicopter engines

The Cape Town Convention facilitates the registration of aircraft by providing a standardized framework that regulates the securitisation of aircraft objects such as airframes, aircraft engines and helicopters. The Convention applies to objects, which satisfy the requirements of the Protocol. Specifically, the Convention applies to the purchase and financing of aircraft, airframes, jet engines and […]

Issue 88 - May 2023, Trending News
May 02, 2023
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Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the fairest of them all?

Body dysmorphia disorder and cosmetic surgery The establishment of social media in 1997 has fostered better information and communication mechanisms and with this it has its pitfalls.[1] Cyber pressure and cyber bullying based on ones looks have increased the number of people suffering from body dysmorphia disorder (BDD) otherwise referred to as imagined ugliness syndrome. […]

Issue 88 - May 2023, Transport & Logistics Law
May 01, 2023
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Perfection of securities over helicopter engines

The Cape Town Convention facilitates the registration of aircraft by providing a standardized framework that regulates the securitisation of aircraft objects such as airframes, aircraft engines and helicopters. The Convention applies to objects, which satisfy the requirements of the Protocol. Specifically, the Convention applies to the purchase and financing of aircraft, airframes, jet engines and […]

Issue 87 - April 2023, The Judiciary, Trending News
April 11, 2023
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Judiciary Advocates services go digital. The Judiciary in Kenya has launched an Advocates Management System dubbed ‘JAMS’.

The Chief Justice and the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary have specific statutory roles in managing the affairs of advocates in Kenya, including processing applications for admission of advocates, issuance of advocates’ annual practising certificates, and appointment and annual renewal of Notaries Public. They also maintain the Roll of Advocates, the Roll of Commissioners for […]

Jurisdictional challenges in holding social media companies liable for content moderation in Kenya: An analysis.

Justice Jacob Gakeri ruled that social media giant Meta can be sued locally, opening a new front for multinationals registered outside the country to face suits in Kenyan courts. The firm wanted to be removed from the case arguing that Kenyan courts do not have jurisdiction to determine the case. The social media firm argued […]

Agriculture, Issue 83 - Dec 2022
December 30, 2022
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Kenya’s GMOs controversy: some thoughts on the law

A cabinet meeting chaired by late Kenya’s President, Mwai Kibaki, on 8th November 2012, directed the then public health minister to ban Genetically Modified Organism imports until the country was able to certify that they have no negative impact on people’s health. In a statement to the press, the cabinet said there was a “lack […]

Technology, Uncategorized
December 16, 2012
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