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Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that courts must freely allow fixing of small pleading mistakes instead of throwing out an entire case.

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to hear new evidence on appeal because the party could have found it earlier and it wouldn't have changed th

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to hear new evidence on appeal because the party could have found it earlier and it added nothing new.

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a landlord cannot use summary judgment to forfeit only part of a leased property when genuine disputes ex

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to hear new evidence on appeal because the party could have found it earlier with a little effort.

The Court of Appeal refused to pause disciplinary penalties against a lawyer who skipped his own hearing, confirming tribunals can proceed i

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because a fatal error in the appeal documents made it incompetent, and the appellant's own lawy

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out Kibaki's 1997 presidential election petition because it was never personally served on Moi within the req

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed Mwai Kibaki's challenge to the 1997 presidential election petition's striking out, ruling election petitio

Kenya's Court of Appeal granted an extension of time because the earlier delay was caused by the court's own incomplete order, not the appli

The Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because the Order in the record omitted part of the High Court's ruling, making the appeal incompet

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a delayed appeal is still valid when the court itself caused the delay, protecting diligent litigants fro

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a delay in filing an appeal caused by the High Court itself does not invalidate the appeal.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a wrongly dated Notice of Appeal cannot be fixed — the entire appeal collapses.

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because the record of appeal left out a key court document, showing completeness is mandatory.

Kenya's Court of Appeal stopped a bank from appointing a receiver over a company's aircraft, because the underlying debenture was registered

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because its record was missing key documents, confirming some filing defects cannot be fixed la

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that odd behaviour alone, like talking to yourself, does not prove insanity and cannot overturn a murder c

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a KSh 974,640 personal injury award, confirming that challenging damages without comparable cases fails.

Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed St. Leonards Hospital to be reconsidered for NHIF accreditation without conditions, after the government and

Kenya's Court of Appeal struck out an appeal because the record lacked a certified copy of the order being appealed, showing filing rules ar

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to stop a bank from executing a judgment because the applicant lied under oath about being served with court