Daniel Kiragu
Daniel Kiragu is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. He has over 7 years of experience successfully advising and representing both local and international clients in a wide array of ground-breaking contentious and non-contentious matters.
Daniel's main areas of expertise include commercial litigation, criminal litigation, alternative dispute resolution, insolvency, banking, employment & labour, land, family & succession law.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
- LLB (Hons), The University of Nairobi
- Diploma in Business & Information Technology, Strathmore University
- K.C.S.E, Alliance High School
Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK) – Committee Member, Practice Standards & Ethics Committee
- Notary Public
- Commissioner for Oaths
- Member, East Africa Law Society and Nairobi LSK Branch
- Alliance High School Old Boys Club
Languages
Languages
- English
- Swahili
Credentials
Education
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
- LLB (Hons), The University of Nairobi
- Diploma in Business & Information Technology, Strathmore University
- K.C.S.E, Alliance High School
Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK) – Committee Member, Practice Standards & Ethics Committee
- Notary Public
- Commissioner for Oaths
- Member, East Africa Law Society and Nairobi LSK Branch
- Alliance High School Old Boys Club
Languages
- English
- Swahili
Experience
Commercial Litigation
Assisted in the successful petition objecting to the award of a tender for the printing of Kenya currency bank notes to an international company in a contract worth over US $105,000,000.
Commercial Litigation
Advised and represented an international construction company in opposing injunctive orders sought by a bank, restraining its group of companies from disposing of assets/accounts in Kenya, and opposed a mandatory injunction requiring remittance of proceeds under the disputed agreement worth USD 52.3 Million.
Commercial Litigation
Advised and represented a Dutch brewing company in connection with a disputed termination of distribution agreements in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with a combined dispute value of approximately USD 30 Million.
Arbitration
Advised and successfully represented a client in a Management Agreement dispute with a Club.
Arbitration
Successfully represented a major hospital in a rent dispute.
Criminal Litigation/Anti-Corruption Matters
Successfully advised and represented a Client in a high-profile murder investigation involving an international journalist.
Criminal Litigation/Anti-Corruption Matters
Successfully represented a prominent accused person for actions taken while serving as a Cabinet Secretary in the Government of Kenya.
Criminal Litigation/Anti-Corruption Matters
Successfully advised and represented a Client in an international money laundering investigation
Family & Succession Law
Represented high-value interests during the succession of the estates of prominent personalities.
Family & Succession Law
Acted for clients in divorce matters and child maintenance disputes.
Employment & Labour Relations
Acted for a major transport company in various matters, notably successfully objecting to the execution of Kshs. 526,328,390/= awarded to a worker’s union as compensation for redundancy.
Land Disputes
Part of the team that represented a Bank and an Innocent Buyer in opposing a suit by a defaulting borrower seeking to reclaim the Title of a property worth Kshs. 2.5 Billion.
Land Disputes
Successfully represented a client in obtaining the Title of a valuable parcel of land through adverse possession.
News
Court reaffirms that holders of floating charges pre-Insolvency Act, retain the right to appoint receivers
The general rule in statutory interpretation is that legislation does not apply retrospectively unless expressly stated or implied by necessity. However, Parliament has the authority...
Key highlights from the Court of Appeal’s ruling on defamation and responsible journalism
The Court of Appeal has reinforced critical principles in defamation law and the standards of responsible journalism in its decision in Ongwen and Five Others v Omollo and Six Others...
