James Tugee

Practice Areas

Insolvency and Restructuring; Tax Controversy; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Constitutional Litigation; Commercial and Civil Litigation; and Administrative Law.

Career

James has 11 years of post-qualification experience. He is a Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at the firm; a lecturer at the Kenya School of Law, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He trained and previously served as associate and senior associate at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews. He has extensive experience in dispute resolution, representing public and private sector clients, both local and international, in complex and high-profile litigation and ADR processes. He has been involved in landmark litigation in his areas of practice before the superior courts, and represented clients before specialised tribunals and arbitral tribunals. He also sits as an arbitrator.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Kenya; East African Law Society; and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Publications

• Kenya: An Introduction to Dispute Resolution, Chambers and Partners, 2022.

• Choosing Between Arbitration and Litigation: Is the Alternative Always Appropriate?, Platform Magazine, 2020.

• Protection of Well-Known Trademarks, LSK Magazine, 2018.

• Courts’ Approach to Post-2010 Petitions for Enforcement of Rights, LSK Journal, 2017.

Personal

James is passionate about sports, photography, and mentorship. He serves on the Mathare Children’s Education board.