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A Kenyan court upheld a Kshs 1.18 million fee award against a client who denied hiring the lawyer, confirming that a retainer can be proven
A Kenyan court ruled that an advocate who accepted Ksh 19 million in agreed periodic fees cannot demand more through taxation.
A Kenyan court dismissed a family's medical negligence claim over a loved one's death, ruling that a bad medical outcome alone does not prov
A Kenyan court dismissed a client's attempt to avoid paying his former lawyer's taxed fees, confirming that a retainer can be proven by cond
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that an advocate's oral undertaking given in open court is fully binding, and the advocate must personally
A Kenyan court ordered Kshs 94.6 million released to a landowner and allowed execution against her former advocate who fraudulently took Ksh
A Kenyan court struck out a client's challenge to a Kshs 9 million legal fee bill because the client skipped a mandatory objection step befo
Kenya's Environment and Land Court barred lawyer Nelson Havi from acting against his former client's estate, ruling confidentiality outweigh
A Kenyan employment judge stepped aside from a case because her own lawyer was representing one of the parties.
A Kenyan court refused to pause an advocates' fee dispute because the company missed the 60-day deadline to actually file its appeal.
A Kenyan court sent a property dispute to arbitration and refused to disqualify the developer's lawyers, ruling that contract validity quest
A Kenyan court awarded an advocate Kshs. 630,000 after her employer fired her by text message without following fair procedure.
A Kenyan court blocked a law firm from collecting Kshs 609,350 in legal fees until a different taxing officer first decides whether a client
A Kenyan court converted a law firm's taxed legal fees into a judgment debt of Kshs. 305,449.60, but refused 14% interest because the firm n
A Kenyan court ruled a farm manager's dismissal unfair because the employer couldn't prove its reasons and gave only 24 hours' notice of the
Kenya's Environment and Land Court cancelled a landowner's title after finding his purchase was built on forged documents, and dismissed his
A Kenyan court ordered Machakos County to pay a law firm Kshs 7.76 million in legal fees because the county never challenged the taxed costs
The Embu Environment and Land Court ruled that a grant ad litem holder can be personally billed by an advocate, and the fee dispute must go
The Environment and Land Court ordered Mombasa County's Finance CECM to pay a law firm Kshs 880,624 plus 14% interest, confirming mandamus c
A Kajiado court froze dealings on one family land parcel but refused to force an advocate to hand back title deeds while legal fees remain u
A Kenyan court struck out withdrawal notices filed by a law firm the landowner never hired, reinstated his land case, and made that firm pay
A Kenyan court ruled a land buyer who never confirmed the bank's loan position or consent wasn't a protected purchaser, though he gets a ref
Kenya's Employment Court refused to reopen a concluded unfair dismissal case, ruling that review cannot fix mistakes made by a union during
Kenya's Employment Court refused a worker's late attempt to add claims after testifying, ruling it unfairly 'panel beat' the case against th
A Kenyan court let a company pay a Kshs 9.58 million debt in instalments, but only after a Kshs 1.5 million upfront payment.