ELRC · Miscellaneous Application No. E126 of 2026 8 October 2026 CompareKenya's Employment Court confirmed it cannot extend the three-year deadline for filing employment contract claims, even where criminal charg
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ELC · ELC MISC NO. E146 OF 2026 7 October 2026 CompareKenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed it cannot extend the six-year deadline for contract claims, and dismissed a landowner's late at
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ELC · Environment and Land Appeal E003 of 2026 24 September 2026 CompareKenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed you cannot extend the six-year deadline for filing a contract lawsuit, and the buyer's land cla
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ELRC · Cause No. E237 of 2026 24 September 2026 CompareKenya's Employment Court struck out a 19-year-old claim for unpaid leave and gratuity because it was filed far too late, though the claimant
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ELC · ELCL Appeal No. E026 of 2025 27 July 2026 CompareKenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that courts cannot extend time for filing stale land sale contract claims, and unsigned, unatte
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Court of Appeal · Civil Appeal (High Court Civil Appeal from HCCC No. 6 of 2021, Malindi) 29 May 2026 CompareKenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a six-year deadline to sue on a contract cannot be extended by a company's letter asking you to wait.
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ELC · Not stated in the judgment as provided 30 October 2025 CompareThe Environment and Land Court struck out a land claim filed 24 years late, confirming that Kenya's 12-year land limitation period is jurisd
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ELRC · Not stated in the judgment (Employment and Labour Relations Court cause, Kisumu) 29 October 2025 CompareA Kenyan court struck out a dismissed engineer's Shs. 27 million claim because he filed it six years after his dismissal, past the Employmen
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ELRC · Not stated on the face of the ruling (application dated 20th January 2025) 9 October 2025 Compare
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ELRC · Notice of Motion dated 25th March 2025 (Appeal against dismissal in Chief Magistrate's Court at Meru Employment and Labour Relations Court Case No. E005 of 2024) 14 August 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court paused a Meru employment case because an appeal challenging it looked arguable and could be wasted if the trial con
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ELRC · Application dated 3 June 2025 8 August 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court confirmed it cannot extend the three-year deadline for filing wrongful termination claims, so employees must sue wi
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ELRC · Not stated in judgment 24 July 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court struck out a decades-old retirement dues claim because it was filed years past the six-year legal deadline, and no
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ELRC · Nairobi ELRC Appeal (Misc. Civil Application No. E588 of 2023 appealed from) 18 July 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court confirmed there is no extension of the three-year deadline for suing employers over contract-based claims, no matte
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ELRC · Ex Parte Application dated 27th January 2025 18 June 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court confirmed it cannot extend the strict three-year deadline for filing employment contract claims, no matter how symp
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ELRC · Ex Parte Application dated 27th January 2025 18 June 2025 CompareA Kenyan court dismissed a former employee's attempt to revive a decade-old employment claim, confirming the three-year filing deadline cann
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ELRC · Cause filed 23 September 2023 (number not stated in judgment) 29 May 2025 CompareA Kenyan court struck out an unfair termination claim filed just five days late, confirming the three-year employment claim deadline is stri
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ELRC · Not stated in the judgment (Statement of Claim filed 20 November 2024) 15 May 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court struck out a unfair dismissal claim filed four years late, confirming the three-year filing deadline in section 90
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ELRC · Tigania ELRC No.E001 of 2022 (Appeal) 9 May 2025 CompareA Kenyan court threw out a teacher's challenge to his 2004 dismissal because he waited 16 years—past the six-year legal deadline—to sue.
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ELRC · Not stated in judgment (application dated 13 January 2025) 27 March 2025 CompareThe Employment Court in Mombasa confirmed there is no discretion to extend the three-year deadline for filing employment claims, dismissing
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ELRC · Not stated in judgment (originating summons dated 16th February 2024) 12 February 2025 CompareKenya's Employment Court confirmed it cannot extend the three-year deadline for filing employment claims, and dismissed the late claimant's
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Court of Appeal · Civil Appeal (2nd appeal from HCCA No. 108 of 2013) 7 February 2025 CompareKenya's Court of Appeal confirmed you cannot sue on a contract debt after six years, and no court can extend that deadline.
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ELRC · Not stated in the judgment 30 January 2025 CompareThe Employment Court confirmed it cannot extend the three-year deadline for filing employment contract claims in Kenya, so late claims are d
employment labour jurisdiction limitation of actions extension of time contract law
ELRC · Not stated in judgment (application dated 7 October 2024) 30 January 2025 CompareA Kenyan court confirmed that employees have only three years from dismissal to sue for wrongful dismissal, and no court can extend that dea
employment labour limitation of actions extension of time statutory interpretation judicial discretion
ELRC · Not stated in judgment 24 October 2024 CompareKenya's Employment Court confirmed it cannot extend the three-year deadline for filing unfair dismissal claims, so workers must sue promptly
employment labour limitation of actions jurisdiction contract law statutory interpretation
ELRC · Not stated in judgment 18 October 2024 CompareA Kenyan employment claim filed exactly three years after dismissal is on time, because the day of dismissal is excluded when counting the l
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