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…It is true that the decision ultimately turned on this point and equally true that the contention might not be good after the passing of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, enjoining common law courts to take into…

…earlier in Shah Bharmal v Santosh Kumari [1961] EA at p 681, Forbes JA had taken the view that despite the then more restricted discretion given in East Africa than in England by order LVIII rule 15 of the Rules of the Supreme…

…Court, the mistake of a legal adviser could amount to sufficient cause, though in that case there was held to be no mistake but merely inordinate delay, a factor which weighed with the court in Gachau v Karau (supra).…

…Of course, minimum sentences have fallen into disfavour in Kenya, going by the current jurisprudence emanating from the High Court and the Supreme Court.…

…In the case of Samuel Kamau Macharia & another v Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd & 2 others [2012] eKLR, the Supreme Court stated thus - “[68A] A Court’s jurisdiction flows from either the Constitution or legislation or both.…

…In any event and without prejudice to the foregoing, the issue on custody of land documents and records was canvassed and determined by the Supreme Court in the Matter of the National Land Commission (2015) eKLR and is therefore…

…I know that the Rules of the Supreme Court do not prescribe any summary procedure such as Ord 14 does for judgment or Ord 86 for specific performance. But that is no obstacle.…