Lawyers' Opportunities in Aviation, Digital Media

Lawyers' Opportunities in Aviation, Digital Media

Machakos, Kenya: Lawyers have been urged to take advantage of practise opportunities in aviation and digital media.

Aviation lawyer Mr. Kuria Waithaka said that the growing industry has immense opportunities for practising lawyers.

“There is a demand for lawyers to advise airlines on commercial transactions, drafting lease agreements and offering legal consultation,” Mr. Waithaka said.

Mr. Waithaka said that airlines also engage lawyers as both in house and external counsel following increasing demand for legal expertise.

“Airlines require aviation litigation experts while some clients require legal representation at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) licensing public meetings,” he said.

Mr. Waithaka said that lawyers can also lecture aviation law in registered colleges and universities.

Mr. Waithaka was presenting a paper titled Opportunities in Aviation Law and Practice during a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Seminar on Transport, Communication & Technology at Gelian Hotel, Machakos County.

Separately, Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Information Secretary Dr. Ezekiel Mutua and Standard Media Group Online Editor Mr. David Ohio urged lawyers to take advantage of opportunities in digital media.

“Lawyers can grab the opportunity of offering real time legal services to clients just like people can consult medics on line,” Mr. Ohio said.

Mr. Ohio who presented a paper titled Digital Media Opportunities for Lawyers in Kenya challenged LSK to list registered lawyers on line with their practise areas of specialization.

“Clients today want to reach specialised lawyers at a click of a button in this digital era,” Mr. Ohito said.

Nation Media Group (NMG) Legal Counsel Mr. Sekou Owino encouraged lawyers to offer professional advise and services to actors and producers.

“Media content should be 40 percent local by 2017. Lawyers should therefore assist local artistes and producers in drafting agreements with media houses,” Mr. Owino said.

Mr. Owino who presented a paper titled An Overview of Laws Governing Communications in Kenya said Article 33(3) of the Constitution provides for limitations to communication with regard to defamation, propaganda for war, hate speech and incitement to violence.

-Harold Ayodo, LSK Programme Officer (Communication)