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The High Court dismissed a contempt application because the respondent's actions, though disputed, were not shown to be deliberate or in bad

Kenya's High Court dismissed a creditor's attempt to reopen a fully settled bankruptcy matter, calling it an abuse of court process.

If you are an employee who also practices law, you must prove your legal work was a separate professional engagement, not just part of your

A Nairobi Small Claims Court adjudicator stepped aside from a case because her past dealings with the claimant's firm could make her look bi

A Mombasa court ordered a travel agent to refund Ksh 560,000 for a failed visa application, confirming agents must issue itemized invoices a

A Kenyan court refused to stop a 'For Sale' sign and an independent valuation, ruling that personal belief cannot override a court-appointed

The High Court let a client challenge a Kshs 853,003 legal fee bill because the law firm could not prove she had actually hired them.

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed it can hear disputes where an advocate withholds original title documents, dismissing the advoc

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a defamation finding over an accusatory workplace letter but halved the damages to Kshs 3 million and scrappe

Kenya Power was ordered to remove power lines from private land and pay KES 20 million in damages for trespassing without the owner's permis

The Court of Appeal dismissed a bid to undo a court-approved settlement, confirming that blaming your lawyer alone is not enough to escape a

The High Court confirmed that unpaid legal fees don't stop you from changing lawyers, even after judgment — the lawyer must pursue fees sepa

A Kenyan court awarded a land seller Kshs 20.5 million for an unpaid purchase balance but refused to cancel the buyers' titles because fraud

A Kenyan land court ruled that a party dragging out a court-ordered land subdivision must report progress weekly and follow up with governme

An Eldoret court dismissed a law firm's application to stop acting for a client and made the firm personally pay all resulting costs.

The Environment and Land Court in Embu refused to pause a land case, ruling the applicant showed no arguable appeal and only caused delay.

A Nakuru employment court threw out a Kshs. 20.7 million fee-taxation ruling because the taxing officer ignored the case's stated value and

The Environment and Land Court ruled that a lead counsel hired by another law firm cannot demand fees directly from the client, only from th

Kenya's Employment Court awarded a doctor over Kshs 3.5 million because her employer fired her without calling any witnesses to a disciplina

Kenya's Employment Court barred an advocate from acting against his former client because he had handled the company's confidential legal wo

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ordered an advocate to personally pay Kshs. 6 million after he failed to honour a professional undertakin

A Kenyan employment court dismissed a losing party's attempt to undo a judgment, ruling you cannot swap advocates, delay execution, or reope

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a client who pays a borehole contractor on time cannot be blamed for the contractor's illegal or unqu