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Kaplan & Stratton Advocates Offices
9TH FLOOR, WILLIAMSON HOUSE
4TH NGONG AVENUE
PO BOX 40111-00100 NAIROBI
Kenya
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James Muthui
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
James Muthui was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 2003. He joined Kaplan & Stratton in May 2004 and became a partner in 2008. Prior to joining Kaplan & Stratton, James was an associate at Hamilton Harrison & Matthews Advocates.
His main area of practice is civil litigation in the following sectors: land, intellectual property, banking, environmental & conservation, judicial review, employment disputes, debt collection, arbitration and mediation and other general commercial areas. James handles matters in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Employment & Labour Relations Court and other specialist tribunals. James’s clients consist primarily of corporate bodies and organisations from diverse sectors locally and internationally including manufacturing agriculture, finance, health, advertising, environmental conservation, donor agencies, Non Governmental Organisations and religious organisations. He has been instructed on various high profile cases such as the Republic v Cholmondeley case.
Languages
English
Kiswahili
Memberships
Law Society of Kenya
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya Chapter)
International Bar Association
Education
2001 -2002 Kenya School of Law – Bar Qualifying Examinations
1997-2001 University of Nairobi, bachelor of Laws (Second Class Upper Division)
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Dispute resolution
The dispute resolution practice Kaplan & Stratton Advocates is noted by clients for boasting ‘scale and variety of experience’ and is engaged in a broad spectrum of commercial dispute mandates, including security realisation, class actions, shareholder disputes, breach of contract, and regulatory compliance, among others. Fred Ojiambo heads the department, and is a leading practitioner of criminal and civil cases in Kenya, as well as commercial litigation and arbitration. Peter Gachuhi brings over 35 years of experience in the construction, insurance, and property sectors, while Nazima Malik and Esther Kinyenje are considered authorities in tax and industrial relations, respectively. Cosima Wetende and James Muthui are often retained for employment and intellectual property disputes, while Peter Njeru assists in international arbitrations. Elizabeth Onyango and Victor Kahura are also key members of the group.