George Muchiri

Languages

English

George is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department of the Firm and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He is a qualified Arbitrator and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).

George obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi in the year 2009, undertook his pupillage at Daly & Figgis Advocates (now CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates) from January 2011 and was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in December2011. He became a Partner at the Firm in June 2014.

Over his years of practice, George has engaged in significant dispute resolution for both municipal and international clients, including handling litigation cases of jurisprudential value in Kenya. He has appeared for clients in the Supreme Court of Kenya, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Employment and Labour Relations Court, the Environment and Land Court and, in particular instances, the Subordinate Courts.

George also represents clients before Quasi-Judicial bodies, including but not limited to the Business Premises Rent Tribunal, the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board, the Public Private Partnership Petition Committee, the Competition Authority and the Tax Appeals Tribunal.

Relevant experience

Successfully litigating complex and high value landlord – tenant disputes on behalf of the Firm’s corporate clients including Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya Limited, PDM Kenya Limited and ABC Limited.
Successfully defending a former Managing Director of Equatorial Commercial Bank Limited (now Spire Bank Limited) against allegations of breach of his employment contract.
Appearing before the Competition Authority of Kenya on behalf of one of the country’s leading cement manufacturers - the East African Portland Cement PLC and successfully shielding the company from liability (financial or otherwise) on allegations that it had engaged in restrictive trade practices under the Competition Act.
Successfully defending the local entity of one of the world’s leading insurance brokers – AON (local entity - AON Minet Insurance Brokers Limited (now AON Kenya Insurance Brokers Limited)) on a claim by an Insured based on allegations of breach of contract of a fire insurance policy and negligence. During trial, the utility of clauses such as average clause and the adjustment clause in fire policies was examined.
Successfully, in arbitral proceedings, shielding one of the country’s leading cement manufacturers – The East African Portland Cement Company Plc, against a claim for it to pay the contract price on a supply contract and which claim was based on an allegation of breach of the supply contract.
Successfully having garnishee orders issued against one of the country’s leading cement manufacturers - The East African Portland Cement Company Plc. and which orders had been issued on an allegation of a debt of KShs. 1,401,585,364.80 (Kenya Shillings One Billion Four Hundred and One Million Five Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty Four) lifted and/or set aside.
Appearing, before the High Court, on behalf of a building and construction Company – Vil Limited, and successfully obtaining interim measures of protection against the Kenya National Highways Authority which sought to terminate one of Vil’s road contracts worth Kenya Shillings Two Billion Five Hundred and Five Million Nine Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Six Shillings (KES 2,505,924,536).
Appearing before the Malindi High Court and successfully representing one of our corporate clients, Madeteni Limited, in a land dispute involving a high value beach front property. The High Court held that Madeteni Limited was the bona fide owner of the suit property and proceeded to nullify the Defendants purported title.
Appearing in a Judicial Review matter, where one of the Firm’s corporate client, Twiga Chemicals Industries Limited successfully opposed an Agency Notice issued by the Kenya Revenue Authority in respect of tens of millions of Kenya Shillings.
Successfully representing the International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) – a leading international port developer and operator, in a dispute relating to the Selection of the Concessionaire for Phase 1 of the Second Container Terminal Port of Mombasa, Kenya. The Firm obtained the setting aside of a decision through which the Kenya Ports Authority disqualified ICTSI’s technical bid in the tender.
Successfully defending De La Rue Currency and Security Print Limited in the Court of Appeal in the oft quoted employment dispute case of – Thomas De La Rue (K) Ltd. –Vs.- David Opondo Omutelema 2013 eKLR. This case has become a reference point for lawyers and courts in adjudications of termination of employment disputes where the said termination relates to a redundancy.
Currently engaged in a high value succession dispute where the validity of a will is highly contested.
Currently advising one of the Firm’s leading corporate clients on an anticipated redundancy of various positions in its workforce.
Currently defending an international oil and gas company in respect of disputes relating to supply contracts over activities carried out in Lamu County.

Memberships & Roles

Law Society of Kenya
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
East Africa Law Society

Education

2012 – Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
2011 – Admitted as Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
2009 – University of Nairobi – Bachelor of Laws (LLB.)

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution Employment & Pensions Intellectual Property Public Procurement

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