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The High Court in Kajiado refused to stop an arbitration, confirming that arbitrators decide their own jurisdiction first under Kenyan law.
Kenya's Environment and Land Court quashed a Mwea Irrigation Scheme committee's land inheritance decision because the hearing was unfair, ev
Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed it can hear arbitration challenges where the dispute turns on a lease, rejecting arguments that
A Mombasa court stopped a property lawsuit because the joint venture contract required the dispute to go to arbitration instead.
A Kenyan court ruled that your lawyer's mistake is not grounds to reopen a case, especially when filed late without explanation.
The court dismissed a land dispute challenge because the applicants skipped the required appeal to the Minister and lacked consent to go to
Kenya's High Court dismissed a man's bid to quash a land decision, ruling he must finish the statutory adjudication objection process instea
Kenya's High Court reinstated a lawsuit dismissed when the lawyer missed court, showing honest explanations can get dismissals reversed.
The High Court at Chuka dismissed a civil suit outright because both parties ignored a court notice to explain why the case had stalled.
A Kenyan court ruled that an arbitration clause in property leases cannot remove its jurisdiction, and parties who delay invoking arbitratio
Kenya's Environment and Land Court sent a property dispute to arbitration because the sale agreement's arbitration clause had to be used fir
Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company a second chance to file its appeal on time, showing courts prefer deciding cases on merit over punish
A buyer who delayed paying for Nakuru land lost its entire claim because it couldn't prove its damages, even though the seller also breached
Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that water disputes involving trespass, property damage or constitutional violations can go straigh
A Kenyan court ruled that lodging a caution on land after cancelling a sale agreement is wrongful trespass, awarding Kshs 5 million in damag
Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a life-sentence convict more time to appeal, confirming courts weigh justice, not just missed deadlines.
The Environment and Land Court in Malindi dismissed a landowner's bid to overturn a magistrate's ruling and get parcel numbers, ruling those
A Kenyan court sent a property dispute to arbitration and refused to disqualify the developer's lawyers, ruling that contract validity quest
Kenya's Environment and Land Court struck out Tana Salt's bid to overturn an arbitrator's interim order, ruling the company should first fin
Kenya's Employment Court awarded a Migori County Assembly officer 12 months' pay after finding his two dismissals unfair because the discipl
Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to stop execution of an arbitral award against Nairobi Water because the company never properly filed an app
Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld two life sentences for murder, ruling that a person who helps an attack is as guilty as the one who strikes.
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that complaining an arbitrator got the evidence wrong is not a valid reason to overturn an arbitral award.
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that lawyers' fees must be based on the land's value, not the project cost, cutting a Kshs 231 million fee
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that employment disputes can be sent to arbitration if the contract says so, even after the contract ends.