Adhiambo Wameyo
Associate | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1600
Overview
Adhiambo Wameyo is an associate in our Dispute Resolution department of our Nairobi office and a member of the Dispute Resolution and Litigation Practice.
Adhiambo has experience in a range of dispute resolution matters including debt recovery, real estate and land disputes, employment and labour relations disputes, intellectual property disputes, tax litigation, international and local arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, advisory and general dispute resolution.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya
Languages Fluent in: English, French and Swahili
Adhiambo was:
- Part of the team acting for Samasource EPZ Kenya Limited in a claim touching on alleged violations of an employee’s right to fair labour practices under Article 41 of the Constitution and to equality at the workplace and freedom from discrimination under Article 27 of the Constitution.
- Part of various teams carrying out corporate investigations for local and international companies relating to cases of sexual harassment and employee misconduct.
- Part of the team representing the Estate of a well-known lawyer in a precedent-setting suit regarding a claim by an advocate against his client for refund of monies paid out under a professional undertaking.
- Successfully filing for directors’ administration on behalf of Copia Kenya Limited.
- Successfully defending NCBA Bank Kenya Plc in various employment cases filed by former employees claiming unfair and unlawful termination.
- Acting for BASF East Africa Limited in a constitutional petition alleging violations of consumer protection laws regarding products sold in the Kenyan market.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- LLB with French Law and French Language, University of Birmingham
- Certificat Supérieur de Droit Français et Européen, L’Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)
- LLM in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution, Queen Mary University of London
- Postgraduate Diploma, Kenya School of Law
Professional Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya.
INSIGHTS
Overview
Adhiambo Wameyo is an associate in our Dispute Resolution department of our Nairobi office and a member of the Dispute Resolution and Litigation Practice.
Adhiambo has experience in a range of dispute resolution matters including debt recovery, real estate and land disputes, employment and labour relations disputes, intellectual property disputes, tax litigation, international and local arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, advisory and general dispute resolution.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Kenya
Languages Fluent in: English, French and Swahili
Adhiambo was:
- Part of the team acting for Samasource EPZ Kenya Limited in a claim touching on alleged violations of an employee’s right to fair labour practices under Article 41 of the Constitution and to equality at the workplace and freedom from discrimination under Article 27 of the Constitution.
- Part of various teams carrying out corporate investigations for local and international companies relating to cases of sexual harassment and employee misconduct.
- Part of the team representing the Estate of a well-known lawyer in a precedent-setting suit regarding a claim by an advocate against his client for refund of monies paid out under a professional undertaking.
- Successfully filing for directors’ administration on behalf of Copia Kenya Limited.
- Successfully defending NCBA Bank Kenya Plc in various employment cases filed by former employees claiming unfair and unlawful termination.
- Acting for BASF East Africa Limited in a constitutional petition alleging violations of consumer protection laws regarding products sold in the Kenyan market.
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