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Litigation & Dispute Resolution

MWC’s team has experience in handling some of the most complex and delicate in Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Some of our transactions include:

Litigation 

  • Acting for and defending for a leading renewable energy company at the Environment and Land Court and at the Court of Appeal in class action claims filed for and on behalf of the residents of Laisamis constituency concerning a € 625 million or KES. 71 billion 310MW wind power farm in Marsabit County, Kenya, a flagship Vision 2030 national project that contributes 12% to Kenya’s national grid.a leading renewable energy company at the Environment and Land Court and at the Court of Appeal in class action claims filed for and on behalf of the residents of Laisamis constituency concerning a € 625 million or KES. 71 billion 310MW wind power farm in Marsabit County, Kenya, a flagship Vision 2030 national project that contributes 12% to Kenya’s national grid.
  • Acting for and defending a leading renewable energy company in a constitutional petition filed by activist and Senator Okiya Omtatah at the High Court, Constitutional and Human Rights Division, seeking damages of KES. 39.6 billion and various declaratory orders against Lake Turkana Wind Power Limited, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, the Honourable Attorney General, Kenya Electricity Generating Company, the Ministry of Energy, and the National Treasury.
  • Successfully acting and advising the owner of an uptown shopping mall in Nairobi in a tenancy dispute filed at the Environment and Land Court seeking damages to the tune of over KES. 254 million for losses allegedly caused by irregular distress for rent.
  • Acting for and defending an affiliate of a leading global group of companies in a land dispute instituted at the Environment and Land Court over a prime parcel of land valued at over KES. 300 million situated in the up-market part of Nairobi.
  • Acting for and defending the Directors of a technology company in a commercial dispute filed by a commercial bank seeking to recover a facility of USD. 5.7 million against the Company and the Directors.
  • Acting for a leading online company in a shareholder’s dispute against a company and its directors concerning intellectual property rights at the High Court of Kenya.  
  • Acting for and advising a leading IOT platform company in a commercial dispute with a joint venture partner at the High Court of Kenya. 
  • Advising an affiliate of a leading global group of companies, in relation to the breach of a facility of over USD. 2 million at the High Court of Kenya. 
  • Acting for and advising, the apex Co-operative Union, in various matters in various courts and tribunals.
  • Acting and defending a commercial bank and its affiliate in a commercial dispute for breach of contract instituted by a customer concerning a USD 50 million infrastructure fund.
  • Acting for and advising a real estate company in a construction dispute against a contractor concerning the construction of apartment blocks valued at over KES. 350 million in the prime location in Nairobi.
  • Acting for and advising an investment and mining company in a land dispute at the Environment and Land Court against a family concerning land worth over KES. 300 million in a dispute touching on fraudulent double allotment of title and indefeasibility of title.
  • Acting for the owner of uptown shopping mall in several lease disputes against its tenants at the Environment and Land Court and the Chief Magistrates Courts.
  • Advising and acting for, a leading leasing company and affiliate of a listed entity, in an equipment release and monetary claims against the Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA.
  • Acting for a leading stock brokerage company in a dispute against the Kenya Revenue Authority at the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) and High Court.
  • Acting and advising a civil and mechanical engineering company in various commercial disputes with various customers.
  • Acting and advising a leading regional bank in commercial dispute over KES.150,000,000/= and EURO 1,563 944 deposits and facility respectively.
  • Acting and advising a leading oil marketing company in a land dispute concerning a lease renewal dispute with a prominent family at the Environment and Land Court. 
  • Acting for and advising a leading Kenyan private security company, in defamation proceedings against a leading news company and journalists in relation to scandalous and defamatory allegations published on national television and social media platforms.

Debt Collection

  • Acting for and advising, a leading private security company, in various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for a leading lending company in various debt collection matters.
  • Assisting a leading ICT company in various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for a leading real estate company, an affiliate of a leading global company, , in various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for a leading petroleum company, an affiliate of a leading global company, in various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for a leading Hotel, against various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for a leading uptown shopping mall, in various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for a leading lending company in various debt collection matters.
  • Acting for various clients in debt collection matters.

Insurance

  • Acting for and advising various insurance companies in various insurance matters across the country.

Probate and Succession Matters

  • Acting for and advising various individuals and families in probate and succession matters.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mediation

  • Acting for various clients in varied mediation matters and disputes.
  • Acting as a Mediator in various commercial disputes involving various parties.

Arbitration

  • Successfully represented and advised a leading security firm in Kenya concerning arbitration proceedings against Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC) at the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) seeking to recover an outstanding contractual debt of KES. 46 million and successfully defending a KES. 2 billion claim.  
  • Acting for and advising a leasing company and wholly owned subsidiary of a listed company, in a commercial lease dispute against Vinepack Limited in relation to a bottling and capping equipment used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages.