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…On its part, the Plaintiff admitted that it is not registered in Kenya as a foreign company, but submitted that it still has locus standi to sue.…

…My view of locus standi is also informed by the decision of the court of appeal in Njau & 5 others v City Council of Nairobi [1983] KECA 56 (KLR), where the court defined locus standi in the following terms: "The term locus…

…Legal capacity and locus standi 21. The defendants seem to argue two issues. One, of legal capacity of the plaintiff company; and the other on locus standi to sue.…

…Legal capacity is distinct from locus standi. Locus standi is a party’s right to bring an action or to be heard in a legal forum. Black’s Law Dictionary (9th Ed.)…

…The gist of this application is the issue of whether the plaintiff has the locus standi to bring the suit between the parties herein.…

…In the instant suit the Preliminary Objection raised by the defendant is based on the issue of locus standi.…

…Locus standi, as defined in Black’s Law Dictionary (9th Ed, page 1026 ), refers to a party’s right to bring an action or to be heard in a given legal forum.…

…Thus, the doctrine of locus standi is concerned with whether the claimant has a genuine stake in the matter before the court. 10.…

…He stated that the defendants have challenged the validity of the plaintiff\'s Grant of Probate, on the basis that she does not have the requisite locus standi to bring the suit. 3.…

…Locus standi was defined by the Court of Appeal in the case of Njau v Council of Nairobi, KLR [1983] 625 as hereunder – Locus Standi literally means a place of standing and refers to the right to appear or be heard in Court…

…City Council of Nairobi ( 1982) KAR 229, the Court also held that;- “the term Locus Standi means a right to appear in Court and conversely to say that a person has no Locus Standi means that he has no right to appear or be…

…On the material placed before this Court, I find that the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to bring the instant suit.…

…Whether the plaintiff has the requisite locus standi to institute this suit and the application herein. 14.…

…This Court is bound by the Court of Appeal’s definition of the term locus standi as espoused in the case of Njau v City Council of Nairobi, KLR [1983] 625 which states that – “Locus Standi literally means a place of standing…

…Whether the petitioner has the requisite locus standi to file the instant application. 17.…

…Locus standi is defined by the Black’s Law Dictionary 9th Edition, as the right to bring an action or to be heard in a given forum.…

…The first issue is whether Edenbridge has locus standi to institute the present suit. 11.…

…Similarly, Hancox, JA in Alfred Njau & 5 Others V City Council of Nairobi, [1983] KECA 56 (KLR) stated as follows on the meaning of the term locus standi: “The term locus standi means a right to appear in Court and, conversely…

…The term locus standi was defined in Alfred Njau and Others v City Council of Nairobi (1982) KAR 229, as the right to appear in Court.…

…To state that a person has no locus standi means they have no right to be heard in the proceedings.…

…Who should bear the costs of the suit Locus Standi 24.…

…standi means a right to appear in court, and conversely to say that a person has no locus standi means that he has no right to appear or be heard in such and such proceedings… Lack of locus standi and a cause of action are…

…In Alfred Njau & others v City Council Nairobi [1982-88] 1 KAR 229, the Court of Appeal gave meaning to the term locus standi by stating;- “ .. to say he has no locus standi means he cannot be heard even on whether or not…

…She stated that the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to bring the claim against the 1st & 2nd defendants.…

…The applicant prays for the striking out of the entire petition on the basis that the petitioner lacks locus standi, and that the petition is an abuse of the Court process.…

…He contended that the respondent herein lacks the requisite locus standi to file this entire matter as a Creditor. 6. Mr.…

…The objection centers on whether the Applicant, a company incorporated in Mauritius, has locus standi to institute the present suit.…

…standi. 4.…

…The central issue of locus standi revolves around whether the directors of the Applicant company retain the right to initiate legal action following the liquidation order.…

…Locus standi is a procedural requirement that determines whether a party has the authority or standing to initiate a legal action.…

…Whether the Applicant has the requisite locus standi to file the instant application. 15. Mr.…

…The Court of Appeal in the case of Alfred Njau v City Council of Nairobi [1983] KLR 625 defined Locus standi as hereunder: - “…locus standi literally means a place of standing and refers to the right to appear or heard in…

…The objection centers firstly on whether the applicant, a company incorporated in the Republic of Finland, has locus standi to institute the present suit.…

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…Ruo Maina had the locus standi to represent the decree-holder in these proceedings. 20.…

…The question of locus standi was described by the court in the case of Christopher Mutiembu Machimbo & 3 others v County Surveyor, TransNzoia & 4 others [2022] eKLR where it held that: “Therefore, locus standi means the right…

…Whether the 1st and 2nd Respondents lack locus standi. c. Whether the Preliminary Objection meets the threshold in the Mukisa Biscuit Case. 10.…

…On the issue of locus standi, the Applicants have argued that the 1st and 2nd Respondents are strangers to the suit.…