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Geoffrey Mangera Omwoyo v Yobencia Kemunto Kemoni & another [2016] KECA 27 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2016] KECA 27 (KLR)2016-12-16Affirmed below…In HERMANUS STEYN PHILIPUS STEYN V GIOVANNI GNECCHI RUSCONE [2012] eKLR, this Court set out the factors to be considered…
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Paul Khakina Musungu v Joseph Chebayi Chesoli & another [2017] KECA 9 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2017] KECA 9 (KLR)2017-05-25Affirmed below…Joseph Sichangi, submitted that this case does not meet the test in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs. Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone (above…
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Clerk, Nairobi City County Assembly v Speaker, Nairobi City County Assembly & another (Civil Application E003 of 2022) [2023] KECA 1004 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2023] KECA 1004 (KLR)2023-07-28Affirmed below…It is further contended that the applicant has not satisfied the principles in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs. Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone…
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Okeno & 2 others v Yhap (Civil Application E118 of 2024) [2025] KECA 805 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2025] KECA 805 (KLR)2025-05-09Affirmed below…We think what the Supreme Court of Kenya stated in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v. Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] eKLR though…
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Supreme Court of Kenya 61 of 2026
Supreme CourtOriginalTitle pending[2026] KESC 61 (KLR)2026-05-15…Limited Vs Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation [2011] KESC 5 (KLR); Hermanus Phillipus Steyn Vs Giovani Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] KESC…
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Pioneer Holdings (Africa) Ltd v Francis Thuo and Partners Ltd & 2 others (Civil Application SUP 14 of 2019) [2024] KECA 1404 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2024] KECA 1404 (KLR)2024-10-11Affirmed below…Counsel further contended that the principles as per Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs. Giovanni Gnecchi- Ruscone [2013] eKLR had been satisfied…
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Gatuma v Kenya Breweries Limited & 3 others (Civil Application 180 of 2018) [2023] KECA 714 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2023] KECA 714 (KLR)2023-06-09Reversed below…The Supreme Court in the case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [supra] stated thus: ' A matter of…
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Richard Buluma Wedodo & another v Esau Namulanda & another [2016] KECA 38 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2016] KECA 38 (KLR)2016-12-16Affirmed below…In HERMANUS PHILIPUS STEYN V GIOVANNI GNECCHI RUSCONE [2012] eKLR, this Court set out the factors to be considered in…
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Anne (Suing as the Legal Representative of the Estate of Lucas Oluoch Mumia) v Kakad (Civil Application E694 of 2025) [2026] KECA 459 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 459 (KLR)2026-03-06Affirmed below…out in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] eKLR, and Malcolm Bell v Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi & another…
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Boit & another v Kibias (Civil Application E017 of 2023) [2024] KECA 63 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2024] KECA 63 (KLR)2024-02-02Affirmed below…Counsel cited the cases of Hermanus Philipus Steyn v. Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone [2013] eKLR and Malcolm Bell v. Daniel Toroitich…
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Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi Ruscone [2010] KECA 96 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2010] KECA 96 (KLR)2010-10-22Affirmed below…171 OF 2009 HERMANUS PHILLIPUS STEYN …..…..……..……………..… APPELLANT AND GIOVANNI GNECCHI RUSCONE ……..……….....………...... RESPONDENT (An appeal from the judgment and decree of…
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Wanyonyi & another (Suing as the Father and Mother Respectively and as the Legal Representatives of the Estate of Brian Wekesa Wanjala – Deceased) v Zebedayo (Civil Suit E485 of 2025) [2026] KEMC 826 (KLR)
MagistrateBrief[2026] KEMC 826 (KLR)2026-03-24Affirmed below…The Plaintifi/Respondent placed reliance on Steyn v Ruscone (Civil Suit 291 of 2013) [2025] KEHC 6196 (KLR) for the…
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Kwanza Estates Ltd v Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (Civil Application E053 of 2023) [2023] KECA 1516 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2023] KECA 1516 (KLR)2023-12-15…The applicant’ counsel supported its submissions with the decisions in the cases of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone…
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Masari Distributors Limited v UAP Provincial Insurance Company Limited [2019] KECA 95 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2019] KECA 95 (KLR)2019-12-06Affirmed below…In the Locus classicus case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs. Giovanni Gnecchi – Ruscone, Supreme Court 2013 eKLR, the Supreme Court…
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Cabin Crew Investment Ltd v Kenya Medical Training College & 4 others (Civil Application E005 of 2021) [2026] KECA 1101 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 1101 (KLR)2026-06-12Affirmed below…enunciated in the case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs. Giovanni Gnecchi- Ruscone (2013) KESC 11(KLR), have been fulfilled. 4…
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P. M. Wamae & Co. Advocates v Ntoitha M’Mithiaru [2014] KECA 221 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2014] KECA 221 (KLR)2014-11-25Affirmed below…See the Supreme Court’s decision in Hermanus Philipus Steyn –vs- Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone (supra). 14. The majority opinion in…
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Nzoia Sugar Company Ltd v Mwanyale (Civil Application E072 of 2026) [2026] KECA 1508 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2026] KECA 1508 (KLR)2026-07-24Affirmed below…The applicant asserts that the application meets the threshold set in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi Ruscone (supra) as…
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Kenya Agricultural Research Institute v Commissioner of Lands & another (Civil Application 5 of 2018) [2023] KECA 552 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2023] KECA 552 (KLR)2023-05-12Affirmed below…The principles set out in the afore-cited case of Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v Giovanni Gnecchi – Ruscone (supra), to determine…
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Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission v Aboo & another (Civil Application SUP E613 & SUP E005 of 2023 (Consolidated)) [2024] KECA 1671 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2024] KECA 1671 (KLR)2024-11-22Set aside in part…He cited Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v. Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone (supra) and Kenya Plantation & Agricultural Workers Union v. Kenya Export, Floriculture…
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Cape Holdings Limited v Synergy Industrial Credit Limited [2021] KECA 910 (KLR)
Court of AppealBrief[2021] KECA 910 (KLR)2021-03-05Affirmed below…As stated by the Supreme Court in Hermanus Phillipus Steyn vs. Giovanni Gnecchi-Ruscone (above) it is incumbent upon the…