“"inordinate delay"” — court decisions

Judgment[1997] KECA 22323 June 1997

B. MAINA AND COMPANY LIMITED v MOMBASA DEVELOPMENT LIMITED & 2 OTHERS

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEAL,M. MbogholiCivil Appeal 54 of 2020

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…It has not been guilty of laches or of any inordinate delay. Realising that service might be defective it vehemently and extensively tracked the first respondent's managing director to his residence. Despite Mr.…

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Judgment[1999] KECA 11030 May 1999

MACCU MOTORS LIMITED v 1. BIKABHAI MATHURBHAI PATEL 2. FRANK KAMUNDI MWONGERA 3. CYPRIAN IBURI NGARURO 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF LANDS

Court of Appeal at NairobiEtyang,JUDGE APPEAL,BandulaCase number Criminal Miscellaneous Application 289 of 1997

Division and case type: CriminalMiscellaneous Application

…Here, I am satisfied that there has been no inordinate delay in making the present application.…

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Judgment[1986] KECA 9715 April 1986

David Stephen Gatune v Headmaster,Nairobi Technical High School & another

Court of Appeal at NakuruHANCOX,EtyangCase number Civil Appeal 79 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…poisonous gaseous products, that but for the delay in obtaining medical certificate and for protracted negotiations with the Attorney-General he would have filed an action in time and therefore that there had not been any inordinate…

…delay on his part in filing a suit.…

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