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Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it cannot recall or undo a judgment it has already delivered, and dismissed the challenge as an abuse of p

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a strong legal argument can justify late filing of an appeal, even when the delay itself is poorly explai

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a co-defendant can defend itself against your damages claim if you follow the correct procedure — and

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that if you're unhappy with a judge granting judicial review permission, you must appeal directly rather t

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that judicial review challenges to final land adjudication decisions must prove a legal error, not just di

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to extend appeal deadlines because the applicant offered no explanation for a two-year delay.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that registered land titles are protected unless fraud is clearly proven, and silence does not equal admit

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because the record lacked a certified copy of the decree, confirming this document is mandatory

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused a stay of execution, confirming that stays cannot be granted against orders to pay costs and applicants must

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out a land appeal because the appellant skipped a mandatory leave step required for small-value cases.

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because the record lacked a certified copy of the decree, showing procedural compliance is non-

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because the appellant failed to serve the notice of appeal on a company whose interests the app

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a husband's right to bury his wife under customary law can be lost through desertion and failure to maint

Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped an eviction because the landowner's adverse possession appeal had real merit, and eviction would have made w

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man sentenced to death for robbery, ruling that shaky witness identification and a possibly forced confessio

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a succession case cannot block a landowner's separate claim unless the same parties and issues were a

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed joint land registration prevails over an undated, unsigned ownership document, and forcibly evicting a co-

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed you cannot use res judicata to block a claim unless that person and issue were actually decided in the ear

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction, ruling that excluded evidence cannot be used to support defences of self-defence or prov

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out a Notice of Appeal because it wasn't served on the other side within seven days of filing.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a traffic conviction still under appeal cannot automatically prove negligence in a civil damages claim, a

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a municipal council must pay for property destroyed by its workers during an unauthorised demolition.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that the High Court cannot grant injunctions when hearing appeals from lower courts, even if the orders ar

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to extend appeal deadlines where the only excuse was that the applicant's relatives delayed instructing a la

Kenya's Court of Appeal restored a road accident victim's full damages, ruling that first appellate judges cannot overturn trial court findi