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Supreme Court allows KWS appeal to proceed and halts Kshs 93 million payment pending hearing.

Supreme Court dismisses repeat application for additional evidence as abuse of process and moot.

Court grants extension of time for late filing, finding one-day delay excusable.

Supreme Court dismisses attempt to add new evidence after losing at Court of Appeal.

Court rejects amicus bid for lack of specific expertise on electoral boundary issues.

State agencies can be held liable for environmental harm, even without proof of injury.

Tenant cannot unilaterally end fixed-term lease; landlord's remedy is damages, not full rent.

Supreme Court upholds instruction fees but corrects how 'folio' is counted for costs.

The Supreme Court dismissed an application for extension of time due to an unexplained 68-day delay.

Supreme Court strikes out bank's late application for review of certification due to missed deadlines and improper filing.

Supreme Court blocks post-judgment joinder; you cannot join a case after it's already decided.

Supreme Court won't review a certification application struck out for being filed late.

Court reinstates Kshs 5M award plus back-pay for unfairly fired judicial staff.

You can withdraw your Supreme Court case anytime before judgment, but costs may apply.

Supreme Court dismisses land appeal for lacking constitutional issue; factual ownership disputes not appealable.

Supreme Court can correct a missed costs order using the slip rule.

Supreme Court dismisses appeal because the appellant failed to show it involved constitutional interpretation.

Supreme Court upheld most of Finance Act 2023 but struck down some provisions.

Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction if constitutional issues were not litigated in lower courts.

Supreme Court halts estate distribution pending appeal on Islamic law vs. equality rights.

Supreme Court won't hear contract disputes disguised as constitutional appeals.

You cannot ask the Supreme Court for a temporary order before filing an actual appeal.

You cannot pause a court case just because you filed a complaint against the judge.

Supreme Court dismisses bid to delay Finance Act 2023 appeal, saying applicants had time but were slow.

Supreme Court upholds Ksh 600,000 legal fees for a short-lived election appeal.