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Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…out of time in an intended appeal from a Judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Mr Justice Shields ) dated 31st August, 1990 in HCCC No 934 of 1979) Civil Practice and Procedure – dismissal of suit for want of prosecution…
…– whether court has power to set aside order dismissing suit for want of prosecution – order XVI rule 6 Civil Procedure Rules.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…O XV1 deals with the prosecution of suits and adjournments. O XV1 rule 4, is instructive. On 9th May, 1989, the suit came for trial. An application for adjournment was made on behalf of the plaintiff, and, was granted.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Vol II) offers several definitions of ‘suit’, one of which is: “pursuit, prosecution, legal process.”…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…This Court has, in several cases dealing with customary law in criminal cases, decided that where the prosecution relies on a local custom then that local custom must be proved by witnesses called by the prosecution, and…