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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

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that HELB must pay a reinstated employee full salary increments, benefits, interest and properly computed tax

Kenya's Environment and Land Court confirmed that a full-paying auction buyer can get a property title transferred even when the original ow

A Kenyan court cut a legal costs bill by over Kshs 66,000, ruling lawyers cannot charge 'getting-up fees' when a case ends without a trial.

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

A Kenyan court confirmed that advocates can convert an unchallenged taxed costs certificate directly into a court judgment without filing a

A Kwale court let late applicants challenge a Kshs 4.1 million costs ruling, excusing their 34-day delay and freezing collection until the c

A Kenyan court confirmed auctioneers who lawfully execute court warrants can recover their fees from judgment debtors, after mandatory taxat

A Kenyan court threw out KES 2.9 million in legal fees as excessive and ordered the bill to be taxed afresh before a different taxing office

A Kenyan court ordered KRA to release a seized vehicle after photographing it, ruling that 'investigations ongoing' alone cannot justify ind

Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to pause a tax judgment against Hemingways Watamu because KRA can simply refund the money if the hotel wins

Kenya's Court of Appeal let a KSh 187 million tax appeal proceed, but only after the company deposits KSh 30 million as security.

Kenya's Court of Appeal has upheld the Affordable Housing Act and the 1.5% housing levy, confirming employers and workers must keep contribu

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that agents cannot claim input VAT on costs incurred for their principals, and services used in Kenya are

Kenya's Environment and Land Court upheld a Kshs. 500,000 instruction fee award, confirming judges rarely disturb a taxing officer's costs d

A Kenyan court allowed a law firm to appeal an order to refund a client, but only if it first deposits the disputed money in a joint account

A Kenyan court confirmed that advocates can convert an unchallenged certificate of taxation into an enforceable judgment, with interest, aga

The Supreme Court confirmed that winning parties have twelve years to claim court-awarded costs in Kenya, and upheld a Ksh. 2 million fee aw

A Mombasa court upheld a Taxing Master's decision to base advocates' fees on the value shown in court pleadings, not a higher claimed market

Kenya's Environment and Land Court ruled that a Taxing Master cannot revive a judge's stay of execution that lapsed when a party failed to m

Kajiado County cannot collect land rates under its 2026 Finance Act until it prepares a valid valuation roll, a court has ruled.

A Kenyan court has temporarily stopped Nandi County from enforcing disputed land rates against Eastern Produce until the main case is decide

A Kenyan court converted a law firm's taxed legal fees of Ksh. 1.67 million into an enforceable judgment against Embu County, plus 14% annua

A Kenyan court converted a law firm's taxed legal fees of over Ksh. 1.1 million into an enforceable judgment against Embu County, plus 14% a