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The Environment and Land Court in Malindi ruled that disputes over a cancelled land title and revoked Power of Attorney need a full trial, n

If your legal authority (grant) has been revoked, you lose the right to bring a case in court.

Contract claims have a strict six-year time limit, and you must sue through the correct legal entity, not just your organization.

To successfully sue over a death in Kenya, you must prove you have the specific legal right to bring the claim, either through an official g

Land title disputes belong exclusively to the Environment and Land Court, not the High Court, even when inheritance is involved.

A company remains a legal entity and can continue to sue even after its shares are sold or merged.

Courts will accept oral evidence to prove a deceased person's income, and appellate courts rarely overturn damage awards unless a clear lega

Unchallenged evidence of a change in status, like resignation, is enough for a court to rule that someone no longer has the right to bring a

If you are a widow under Mohamedan Law, you generally do not need Letters of Administration to bring a suit against an estate.

If you appeal a court order, you must strictly follow procedural rules regarding permission and documentation, or your case will be dismisse

Kenya's High Court confirmed that a Receiver/Manager appointed under a crystallised debenture can sue a company's directors without needing

A Kenyan landlord company lost its eviction case because its agent had a power of attorney but no valid company resolution authorising him t

A grant of authority is valid for an appeal if its specific wording allows it, even if it is limited.

The High Court struck out a land dispute suit because it was already settled by an earlier court order, and the correct way to enforce that

If your previous lawyers have stopped acting, you don't need special court permission to hire a new advocate.

The Environment and Land Court dismissed Northview Estate residents' bid to stop apartment construction in Utawala, ruling their association

A Kenyan court refused to extend time to appeal because the applicant delayed nearly five months without explanation and showed no viable ap

A Kenyan land court dismissed an attempt to revive a dead man's power of attorney and re-litigate an already-decided evidence request.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled an unregistered community association can sue to challenge foreign land ownership, and the case wil

The Environment and Land Court dismissed a landowner's attempt to throw out a fence-destruction lawsuit, ruling the objection mixed law with

A Kenyan court awarded a land buyer 4.9 acres by adverse possession, but dismissed the family's eviction suit because they had no grant for

Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a bid to strike out a land appeal, confirming preliminary objections cannot rely on disputed fa