Legal and Compliance

At SIAO, we offer an extensive and effective range of Company Secretarial Services that are aimed at ensuring that companies are run legally and ethically. Our global outlook and deep understanding of the legal framework for corporate organisations allows us to effectively support the board and incorporate guidance to ensure that all board activities are in line with international best practices and regulatory standards. Our services include but not limited to; scheduling meetings, taking minutes and record keeping, maintaining the register of Directors and Shareholders, and statutory filings.

Regulatory Compliance is beyond knowing and understanding the legislation and the regulatory framework that applies to a business. It involves being able to demonstrate that the business and its entities adhere to these regulations and are in compliance at all times. That means keeping records of checks, having policies and procedures around the legislation, having specific people take responsibility for compliance, and retaining evidence that a compliance check/ audit is conducted from time-to-time to close gaps and avoid risks.

Our role involves working together with you to measure compliance, ensure your operations work like clockwork, and your organisation is legally able to operate in every jurisdiction and within the legal framework of your industry.

To ensure that your organisation gets the very best, we see ourselves as an extension of your resources, supporting and complementing you by undertaking special assignments whenever the need arises. These assignments are tailored to meet specific needs of organisations.

Our services include, but not limited to the following;

• Conducting Legal due diligence by focusing on key documentation of the target entity, contractual relations, management contracts, pending litigations and the impact these litigations may have on the profitability of the acquirer’s investment.
• Forensic Audit by appraising financial losses resulting from fraud and prejudicial acts,
• Disability in line with the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act
• Preparation of expert opinions and second opinions,
• Fraud investigations, including review of internal controls.
• Immigration
• Registration with Regulatory Agencies.

SIAO is well versed in Insolvency Practice and has had the privilege of successfully representing several clients in various restructuring and insolvency assignments.

Our professional staff are comprised of both Lawyers and Accountants who are qualified Insolvency Practitioners as prescribed by section 705 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), and are well skilled and experienced in dealing with various areas of insolvency practice.