William holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) 2nd Class Honours Upper Division from Kenyatta University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
He is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya). He has a keen interest in dispute resolution in International Dispute Settlement, Commercial Arbitration, Tax and litigation.
William has over nine years of experience in representing clients in Civil disputes, Commercial and Tax disputes, Public Procurement disputes, Environment and Land disputes, Employment and Labour relations disputes, Probate and Administration disputes, Constitutional Petitions; Commercial Arbitration and Adjudication. William has sharp skills that get him to the core of a matter in a record amount of time.
William has attended a Summer Programme on the International Criminal Court as well as the International Criminal Law and the Impact of the Holocaust on the Development of International Criminal Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights NUI Galway and Creighton University School of Law respectively and is currently pursuing various professional certification courses with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya Branch) in Arbitration and Adjudication.
Qualifications:
- LLB (Hons.)
- Diploma in Law (KSL)
Memberships:
- Law Society of Kenya
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
- Association of Young Arbitrators
- East Africa Law Society
Key Matters
1. KCB Bank
(a leading bank in Kenya) in a claim for proprietorship of land valued over USD 40 million (over KES 6 billion) in a claim for adverse possession before the Environment and Land Court.
2. I&M Bank
(a leading bank in Kenya) in a claim for proprietorship of land valued over USD 40 million (over KES 6 billion) in a claim for adverse possession before the Environment and Land Court.
3. Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited,
(a leading bank in Kenya) in a claim for over USD 1.3 million (over KES 200 million) in an alleged breach of contract and exercise of statutory power of sale before the High Court and Court of Appeal
4. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
(a Chinese engineering firm) in a claim for over USD 987 thousand (over KES 148 million) in the High Court of Kenya and the Court of Appeal.
5. East African Packaging Industries
(the hub for East Africa operations of Canadian Overseas Packaging which manufactures corrugated cartons) in an appeal before the Tax Appeals Tribunal against the demand for over USD 200 thousand (over KES 30 million) arising from tariff misclassification.
6. Standard Group
(a leading multi-media house in Kenya) in multiple claims of defamation against it in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Kenya.
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