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A Kenyan court ruled that a law change made after a judgment is not a reason to reopen that judgment—appealing, not asking for review, is th
Kenyan magistrates' courts cannot hear adverse possession land claims — file them in the Environment and Land Court or risk your case being
The Environment and Land Court struck out a land dispute suit because the plaintiffs, as co-operative society members, should have taken it
The Environment and Land Court struck out a landowner's suit against his bank because mortgage disputes belong in the High Court, not the EL
Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled a criminal court had no power to award someone land, restoring a family's ownership after 45 years
A Nairobi court revoked a rival title and ordered the Lands Registry to register the winning party as owner of the land.
Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out an application for more time to appeal over matrimonial property, confirming only the High Cou
Kenya's Employment Court can hear employers' claims to recover money diverted by employees — it's not reserved for the High Court.
A Kenyan employment court ruled that low-earning workers' claims can be heard in either the ELRC or magistrates' courts, so such suits get t
A Kenyan court dismissed an attempt to strike out a land trespass suit, confirming trespass claims don't require prior boundary resolution b
A Kenyan employment court dismissed an attempt to throw out a worker's claim early, ruling that deciding worker status requires examining th
Kenya's High Court dismissed a land appeal filed just seven days late, confirming that missing the 30-day appeal deadline without leave remo
A Maralal court dismissed a Kshs 1.47 million partnership profits claim because partnerships with assets above Kshs 300,000 must be sued ove
Kenya's Environment and Land Court cannot stop a bank from selling charged land; loan disputes belong in the High Court, and filing in the w
A Kenyan court without jurisdiction to hear your case can transfer it to the right court instead of dismissing it.
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a lease allowing early termination is a 'controlled tenancy,' meaning disputes must go to the Business Pr
The Environment and Land Court struck out a suit seeking to stop a property auction because matrimonial property disputes belong in the Fami
Kenya's Employment Court confirmed it can transfer a wrongly-filed case to the correct local court, but the party who filed in the wrong pla
A Kenyan employment suit filed in the wrong town stays valid — but the filer pays costs for the mistake.
A Kericho Kadhi's Court threw out an eviction bid because the other side were not Muslim and the applicants had no grant of representation.
A Kenyan court reinstated an advocate's bill of costs, ruling it was not barred by an earlier failed bill filed through a different law firm
A Kenyan magistrate's court threw out a water disconnection suit, ruling that water disputes belong before the Water Tribunal, not ordinary
The Employment Court in Nyeri struck out a union's challenge to a taxed bill of costs because it used the wrong legal procedure instead of t
A basketball coach claiming Ksh 33 million from Kenya Ports Authority lost because the court found he was a volunteer, not an employee.
Kenya's Employment Court dismissed a bid to strike out an application, ruling that preliminary objections must be pure points of law, not di