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Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped a Karen property from being transferred, ruling that a family home deserves an injunction, not just money da

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled government lawyers can't get deadline extensions for preventable delays, and self-represented litigants can re

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled landlords can use fast-track summary judgment to recover precisely quantified repair costs from tenants who br

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that landlords can use fast-track summary judgment to recover precisely quantified repair costs from tenan

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to stop receivers Madhupaper's banks appointed, confirming lenders can enforce debenture rights even if that

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a 7-year manslaughter sentence was fair, and warned that certified court records can contain dangerous err

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a 7-year manslaughter sentence, ruling that family provocation over land does not excuse a violent attack.

Kenya's Court of Appeal replaced a manslaughter conviction with a special verdict of insanity because the trial judge never properly guided

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that when mental illness is in play, judges must consider insanity before convicting, substituting a special v

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a rare application to add missing material to an appeal record because a lawyer's trial notes proved the omi

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled robbery requires moving the stolen item—no movement means only attempted robbery—and identification parades mu

Kenya's Court of Appeal held that robbery requires actual movement of stolen property, and sloppy police identification parades can unravel

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a robbery convict, ruling that a co-accused's statement cannot substitute for real proof linking a specific pe

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because prosecutors failed to prove each accused person's guilt separately in a joint t

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because the evidence showed a money dispute, not robbery.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled a council committee couldn't secretly reverse workers' reinstatement, and courts will intervene before decisio

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that once a law removes your right to appeal, no judge can grant you more time to file one.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it can halt execution until the judgment-creditor actually receives the money, even after a court broker c

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that even after execution begins, a court can still stop the sale of attached property if an appeal could

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it only hears legal arguments on second appeals, and that anyone aged 18 or over cannot be treated as a ch

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction because prosecutors proved neither the cause of death nor the accused's identification.

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction because prosecutors proved neither the cause of death with medical evidence nor positive

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that appeal judges must weigh all evidence, including the accused's defence, before upholding a conviction.