Elaine Gathimba
Associate | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1600
E: elaine.gathimba@bowmanslaw.com
Overview
Elaine Gathimba is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 8 years working experience within the legal sector.
Elaine specializes in employment law advisory, litigation, dispute resolution and management. Elaine is also adept in handling commercial law aspects such as the facilitation and negotiation/drafting of wide range legal contracts, managing and mitigating legal and commercial risk, drafting and filing pleadings relating to various aspects of the law.
Elaine has solid interpersonal and communication skills which make her a great team player.
Experience
- Part of the team providing advice to various companies/clients on termination and redundancy procedures in Kenya.
- Part of the team that represented a leading Healthcare provider in a claim of unfair termination lodged by one of its former employees.
- Part of a team that defended a large parastatal against a claim of unfair termination lodged by a former employee who had been duly compensated.
- Successfully defended a manufacturing company against a claim of unfair termination relating to three former employees seeking over 20 million in compensation.
- Part of a team that lodged, defended and won an appeal on a commercial/contractual dispute having been dissatisfied by the lower court judgment.
- Successfully leading the team that defended a renowned financial institution against a civil claim instituted by one of its customers seeking to overturn the latter’s decision to freeze the accounts.
- Successfully mediated suits through the court annexed mediation channels or ADR to ensure all parties needs are met.
- Engaged by several manufacturing companies based mainly in Kenya’s industrial area to undertake debt collection services as well as defend them against several labour law and related matters.
- Successfully Defended different companies against claims of unfair termination and breach of contract lodged by former employees seeking tens of millions in damages, costs and interest and having the suits dismissed with costs or part of the claims struck out.
- Successfully Defended a renowned insurance provider against a suit of KES 5 million minus costs and interests over a claim aimed at enforcing a taxation award that had already been settled.
- Successfully Defended several of the major insurance companies in Kenya against various personal, fatal, and material damage claims to the tune of 50 million.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- Postgraduate Law Advocates Training Program, Kenya School of Law (KSL)
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
- Certified Secretaries Course (CPS K), Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National examinations Board
Professional Memberships
- Law Society of Kenya
Overview
Elaine Gathimba is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over 8 years working experience within the legal sector.
Elaine specializes in employment law advisory, litigation, dispute resolution and management. Elaine is also adept in handling commercial law aspects such as the facilitation and negotiation/drafting of wide range legal contracts, managing and mitigating legal and commercial risk, drafting and filing pleadings relating to various aspects of the law.
Elaine has solid interpersonal and communication skills which make her a great team player.
Experience
- Part of the team providing advice to various companies/clients on termination and redundancy procedures in Kenya.
- Part of the team that represented a leading Healthcare provider in a claim of unfair termination lodged by one of its former employees.
- Part of a team that defended a large parastatal against a claim of unfair termination lodged by a former employee who had been duly compensated.
- Successfully defended a manufacturing company against a claim of unfair termination relating to three former employees seeking over 20 million in compensation.
- Part of a team that lodged, defended and won an appeal on a commercial/contractual dispute having been dissatisfied by the lower court judgment.
- Successfully leading the team that defended a renowned financial institution against a civil claim instituted by one of its customers seeking to overturn the latter’s decision to freeze the accounts.
- Successfully mediated suits through the court annexed mediation channels or ADR to ensure all parties needs are met.
- Engaged by several manufacturing companies based mainly in Kenya’s industrial area to undertake debt collection services as well as defend them against several labour law and related matters.
- Successfully Defended different companies against claims of unfair termination and breach of contract lodged by former employees seeking tens of millions in damages, costs and interest and having the suits dismissed with costs or part of the claims struck out.
- Successfully Defended a renowned insurance provider against a suit of KES 5 million minus costs and interests over a claim aimed at enforcing a taxation award that had already been settled.
- Successfully Defended several of the major insurance companies in Kenya against various personal, fatal, and material damage claims to the tune of 50 million.
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