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A Machakos court froze all changes to Easy Prestige Estate's contested open space but refused to order demolition or handover until the full

A 2011 High Court ruling sought to stop interference with a Meru property, but the available record is incomplete, so the actual outcome can

A Kenyan High Court dismissed a decade-old civil suit because the plaintiff had done nothing on it for years, confirming courts will close d

The High Court refused to kill a stalled lawsuit, ruling a party who breaks court rules cannot use those same rules against the other side.

A rent-free occupier who cannot prove ownership has no legal claim to stop a Kenyan property owner from demanding rent or evicting them.

Kenya's High Court corrected a judge's mix-up between two applications, extending a summons by 12 months and allowing service of defendants

Kenya's High Court dismissed a bid to pause Kadhi-tax costs because the applicant brought no decree, certificate of costs, or evidence suppo

The High Court refused to hand a creditor quick judgment, ruling the defendant had raised genuine questions about payment that only a full t

The High Court dismissed an attempt to appeal a land tribunal award because the applicant filed the wrong documents first and had no real po

Kenya's High Court refused to throw out a delayed 2004 lawsuit, ruling judges may forgive slow cases where the file stays active and nobody

Kenya's High Court dismissed a case the plaintiff left dormant for two years, confirming that litigants must actively prosecute their suits

Kenya's High Court ruled that interest on proven special damages in contract cases runs from the date you file suit, not from judgment.

Kenya's High Court dismissed a civil suit that sat idle for nearly five years, confirming defendants can end stalled cases and recover costs

Kenya's High Court struck out an appeal because the order being appealed was not a certified copy, proving procedural paperwork can end case

Kenya's High Court ruled that security for a decree can only be demanded from an appellant who shows cause, and only when an appeal is actua

Kenya's High Court refused to end a land dispute early because the defendant raised fraud and competing allocation claims that must be teste

A defective verifying affidavit doesn't kill your lawsuit in Kenya - courts will usually let you fix the mistake rather than throw out the e

A Kenyan court refused to dismiss a stalled case, ruling that a suit never confirmed for a hearing list cannot count as 'removed' from it.

Kenya's High Court confirmed that a decree built on a tribunal award made without jurisdiction can be reviewed, and a magistrate may revisit

Kenya's High Court ruled that a dispute over who truly controls a company cannot end a lawsuit early — it must be fully tried.

Kenya's High Court refused to remove a defendant from a wrongful dismissal case because the lawsuit's own wording showed a possible claim ag

Kenya's High Court confirmed you can pursue contempt of court by simple Chamber Summons without following complex English leave procedures.

Kenya's High Court refused a supplier's shortcut to judgment, ruling that summary judgment only applies to clear liquidated debts with no ge

A Kenyan court refused to dismiss a child's decade-old lawsuit because adults handling the case were careless, not the child.

Kenya's High Court refused to kill a stalled lawsuit, ruling that dismissal for slow progress is a last resort, not a routine remedy.