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162 results for “Murai v Wainaina (No 4)”
Kenya's Court of Appeal excused an 18-day filing delay caused by a lawyer's legal mistake, allowing the case to proceed to the Supreme Court
Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to revive Keroche Breweries' stay application, ruling that blaming your lawyer doesn't excuse a two-year del
Kenya's Court of Appeal granted extra time to appeal after a lawyer's oversight, confirming honest mistakes won't lock you out of justice.
A Kenyan court reinstated a landowner's dismissed lawsuit, ruling that parties must be properly served with hearing notices before their cas
A Kenyan court struck out an appeal because the party missed a 14-day deadline to file it properly, showing courts will not rescue unexplain
A Siaya court reinstated a land application dismissed after a lawyer missed court, confirming that clients shouldn't suffer for their advoca
Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a landowner 30 more days to appeal because his lawyer's inaction—not his own fault—caused the delay.
Kenya's Court of Appeal protected a family from eviction pending appeal, ruling that minor clerical slips in appeal documents cannot derail
Kenya's Environment and Land Court corrected an e-filing mistake so two children could sell inherited land to pay for their education.
Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company extra time to appeal after its lawyer's innocent filing-fee mistake, confirming honest explanations f
Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed an employer to appeal 15 months late, ruling an honest lawyer's mistake shouldn't shut a diligent litigant o
A Kenyan court reinstated a case dismissed after a court-listing time mix-up, confirming honest mistakes can be forgiven.
Kenya's Environment and Land Court allowed a defendant to reopen its case and file missing documents, ruling a lawyer's mistake shouldn't pu
A Narok court set aside a default land judgment and joined an estate's representative, but the defendant must pay Kshs. 30,000 promptly or l
Kenya's Environment and Land Court reinstated a dismissed case because a lawyer's failed virtual court connection was a reasonable excuse, n
Kenya's Court of Appeal let a landowner appeal years late because his lawyer's delays and a slow court registry — not his own neglect — caus
Kenya's Court of Appeal excused a lawyer's 14-day filing mistake, ruling that an honest error should not block an appeal from being heard.
The Court of Appeal refused to let Milly Glass Works take its lease dispute with Kenya Railways to the Supreme Court because it raises no is
A Kenyan court set aside a default judgment on conditions, confirming defendants can still get their day in court if they act fast.
A Kenyan court reinstated a land case dismissed after the lawyer left the firm without handover, confirming mistakes by counsel shouldn't co
Kenya's Environment and Land Court set aside ex parte proceedings caused by a lawyer's missed hearing date, giving the defendants a fresh fu
Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed a late strike-out application, ruling that a short delay caused by a lawyer's mistake should not block a cas
Kenya's Court of Appeal reinstated an application dismissed after a lawyer's internet call dropped, confirming courts will forgive excusable
A Kajiado court reinstated a company's dismissed land case because its lawyer missed the hearing, but ordered Kshs. 20,000 paid to the other
Kenya's High Court reinstated a decades-old land case wrongly dismissed when the plaintiff missed a hearing, ordering costs be paid within 3