Invest & Grow Sacco Ltd v Amudavi
The bottom line
#Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a Sacco more time to appeal because it never got notice of the original judgment.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Extension of time to file notice of appeal out of time
Where the delay is explained and not attributable to the applicant, no prejudice to the respondent is apparent, and the intended appeal is arguable, extension of time should be granted.
The court applied the factors in Karny Zaharya v Shalom Levi: length of and reason for delay, prejudice, conduct of parties, balancing interests, public interest, and arguability. Judgment was delivered without notice to the applicant or its counsel, who learned of it upon being served with the decree about a month and a half later; counsel then filed the notice within 7 days. The application was unopposed. The delay was thus not the applicant's fault, no prejudice was apparent, and the intended appeal was arguable and not frivolous.
Legal principles established
#- The discretion to extend time under rule 4 is wide but must be exercised judiciously and reasonably upon satisfactory explanation and consideration of relevant factors.
Court orders
#- 1.Time within which to file and lodge the notice of intention to appeal is extended
- 2.The notice of appeal filed on 2nd August 2022 is deemed duly on record and served
- 3.Costs to abide the outcome of the appeal
- On appeal from
- High Court of Kenya at Nairobi
- HCCC No. 408 of 2021
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Invest & Grow Sacco Ltd v Amudavi", Case Analysis (2022). Civil Application E505 of 2022. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2022/1164/eng@2022-10-28
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