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Kenya's East African Court of Appeal cut a widow's road accident damages by 55%, ruling her late husband was mostly to blame for the fatal j
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that merely co-owning a car does not make you legally responsible for the other co-owner's driving mistakes.
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that proving vehicle ownership plus negligence presumes the driver was the owner's servant, but slashed da
Kenya's tax authority won: frequent, large share sales made a farming company's profits taxable business income, and taxpayers bear the burd
Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction and 20-year sentence, ruling summary dismissal of appeals and slightly irregular identif
Kenyan courts will not dictate how a religious organisation recognises members or other temples — internal religious disputes belong to the
Kenya's highest appellate court confirmed that judges can set aside default judgments when a defendant proves they were never served, favour
Kenya's Court of Appeal set aside a land-sale judgment entered on admissions, warning courts to use that power only in the clearest cases.
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed you can swap your legal claim mid-case as long as it's based on the same facts, but costs stay in the judg
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a lawsuit shouldn't be thrown out early just because the plaintiff hasn't yet proven every detail of thei
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled it cannot issue injunctions beyond what a lower court ordered, dismissing the college trustees' bid to freeze
A Kenyan court refused to rescue a late-filed appeal because the lawyer gave no good reason for the delay, killing the appeal entirely.
Kenyan tax authorities must classify goods for excise duty by their everyday use, not their chemical makeup.
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed an unsigned memorandum of appeal is no appeal at all, and the appeal was struck out.
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled an oral lease can be valid but unenforceable without a signed note, and courts shouldn't decide injunctions on
When a Kenyan seller lawfully resells goods after a buyer's default, the original contract—including its arbitration clause—dies, so the dis
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a landlord cannot evict a protected tenant through the courts—the rent tribunal, not a lawsuit, controls