James Nyiha

Ever since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Kenya on the 13th of March 2020, Kenyans have been accustomed to receiving daily updates on the spread and containment of the deadly virus. But in addition to news touching on the numbers, there has also been another point of interest: the measures taken by…

Vicarious Liability of Employers: The Case of an Independent Contractor Highlights The Court of Appeal stressed the doctrine of vicarious liability as enunciated in Charlesworth on Negligence 4th Edition, Sweet and Maxwell; “Unquestioningly, no one can be made liable for an act or breach of duty unless it be traceable to himself or his servant or servants…

Introduction Money laundering is a process by which the illicit source of assets obtained or generated by criminal activity is concealed to obscure the link between the funds and the original criminal activity. Terrorist financing involves the raising and processing of assets to supply terrorists with resources to pursue their activities. While these two phenomena…

Foreword by Andrew Chilvers Global commerce is by its nature a complex beast and it is inevitable that sometimes disputes arise between companies doing business across the world. As more international deals are signed off – often in greater degrees of complexity than will have been done in the past – it has also led…

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce James Nyiha of Nyiha, Mukoma & Company Advocates. James has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in Kenya. James Nyiha is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya admitted to the bar in 1993. He holds a Bachelor of Laws…