Case Law

To further support the process of Arbitration and ADR, the Branch has published the Arbitration Rules and Adjudication Rules which are available at the Secretariat. The Branch Newsletter and the London Journal Newsletters provide to our membership information on the latest developments in the field. A file on recently decided cases is maintained at the Secretariat as part of the reference library under development.  

1.  Mercantile Finance Company  Vs. John Wachira

     Wambugu.

      Civil Suit No. 266 of 1999 (10 pages)

2.  Laxmanbhai Construction Vs. Aspar Beverages Ltd

     Civil Suit No. 1327 of 2001 (12 pages)

3.  Baclay Car Hire Services Ltd Vs. Corporate

     Insurance Ltd

     Civil Case No. 1249 of 2000 (7 pages)

4.  Gateway Insurance Co. Ltd Vs. Mohammed

     Athman Mjahid

     Civil Appeal No. 67 of 1999 ( 3 pages)

5.  Corporate Insuranace Company Vs. LoiseWanjiru

     Wachira

     Civil Appeal No. 151 of 1995 ( 8 pages)

6.       6.  Emmanuel Karisa Maitha Vs. The Judicial   

               Commission of inquiry into Tribal Clashes in

               Kenya.

               Civil Misc. Application No. 186 of 1998 (15 pages)

7.       7.  Mwandachi Muthami and another Vs. Kalama Gona

               Mkwanju

               Civil Case No. 603 of 1992 ( 5 pages)

8.       8.  Samuel Kariuki and another Vs. Njiru Mwangi

               Civil Suit No. 2306 of 1980 ( 8 pages)

9.       9.  Tropical Food Products Vs. The Eastern &

               Southern  African Trade & Another

               Civil Suit No. 1534 of 2001 ( 13 pages)

10.     10. Moore Stephens Vs. Raza Aslam & Northwest

                   Trust

                Civil Case No. 1650 of 1999 ( 4 pages)

11.     11. Transworld Safaris Ltd Vs.

            Eagle Aviation Ltd              -  1^st Respondent

            Kiran Chandubhai Patel    -  2^nd Resp.

            Gilbert Macharia Kibe        -  3^rd Resp.

            Charles Kyalo Muthama    - 4^th Resp.

                 Misc. Application No. 238 of 2003 (28 pages)

12.     12. Ernie Campbell & Co. Ltd Vs. Githunguri Dairy

               Plant Co. Ltd

               Civil Case No. 1562 of 2000 ( 7 pages)

13.     13. World Vision International Sudan/Somalia 

                Program Vs. Harrison Mbugua T/A Matrad

                Enterprises

                Civil Case No. 784 of 2002 (14 pages)

14.     14. Upland H. Freight Vs. World Vision Sudan, Phillipe

               Gulton, Killen Otieno

               Civil Suit No. 630 of 2000 (O.S) (6 pages)

15.     15. Bayo Ltd Vs. Plastic Products (K) Ltd

               Case No. 451 of 2002 (5 pages)

16.     16. Victoria Furnitures Ltd Vs. Investment &

                Mortgages Ltd

                Civil Case No. 904 of 2001 (7 pages)

17.     17. Sameth Textile Industries Ltd,  Chunibhai M.

               Savani Vs. Delphis Bank Ltd

               Civil Case No. 2186 of 2000 (20 pages)

18.     18. Wairege & Associates Vs. Magereza Cooperative

                Savings & Credit Society Ltd, Kisauni Estate Co.

                Ltd

                Misc. Civil Suit No. 33 of 2000 (6 pages)

19.     19. Emmanuel Odhiambo & D.O. Songa T/A Songa

               Ogoda & Ass. Vs. Egerton University

               Civil Case No. 894 of 2002

20      20. Express Daries Ltd Vs. Tetra Pak Limited &

               Another

               Civil Case No. 1691 of 2000 (10 pages)

21.     21. Macco Systems India Pvt Ltd Vs. Kenya Finance

               Bank Ltd

               Civil Case No. 193 of 1999

22.     22. Macco System India Pvt Ltd Vs. Kenya Finance

               Bank Ltd

               Civil Case No. 173 of 1999 (9 pages)

23.     23. Apv Hall Equatorial Ltd Vs. Mistry Jadva Parbat &

               Co. Ltd

               Misc. Application No. of 1999 ( 8 pages)

24.     24. Moore Stephens Vs. Raza Ascam & Northwest

               Trust

               Civil Case No. 1650 of 1999 ( 4 pages)

25.     25. De Chazal Du Mee & Co. Vs. Ndungu Githinji

               Civil Case No. 128 of 1999 ( 9 pages )

26.     26. Housing Finance Co. of Kenya Ltd Vs. Gitutho

               Associates & Norman Mururu

               Misc. Application No. 76 of 2002 (O.S) (12 pages)

27.     27. Nelliwa Builders & Civil Engineers Ltd Vs. Jacob

                  Mgaru Solomon, Astrid Solomon, George Eric

               Solomon & Bernard Glen Solomon

               Civil Case No. 1093 of 1999 ( 3 pages)

28.     28. Jagdish Devshi ShaH & Desbro Polymers Ltd Vs.

               Industrial Distributors Ltd Suman Sennik

               Civil Case No. 1851 of 1999 ( 11 pages )

29.     29. Keipet Consultant Ltd Professor Peter Ondiege,

               Dr. John Ngaya  Mukabi, Dr. Joyce Malombe   

               Vs. Evans Mairura Omwenga

               Misc. Civil Application No. 718 of 2000

30.     30. Abdi S. Rahman Shire Vs. Thabiti Finance Co. Ltd

               Civil Appeal No. 76 of 2000 ( 9 pages)

31.     31. Christ for all Nations Vs. Apollo Insurance Co. Ltd

               Civil Case No. 477 of 1999 ( 8 pages)

32.     32. Vishva Builders Ltd Vs. Moi University

               Civil Case No. 51 of 1999 ( 16 pages)

33.     33. Gabriel Peter Mbinda Vs. Tawfik Mohammed

               Hassan

               Civil Case No. 1503 of 1999 ( 15 pages)

34.     34. Express Kenya Ltd Vs. Peter Titus Kanyago

               Misc. Civil Suit No. 963 of 2002 ( 10 pages)

35.     35. Evans Collie Goro Vs. Joshua Muthika

               Civil Case No. 822 of 1997 ( 13 pages)

36.     36. Laxmanbhai Construction Vs. Anspar Beverages

               Ltd

               Civil Suit No. 1327 of 2001 ( 3 pages)

37      37. June Jebet Moi Vs. Fuelex Oil Company Ltd and

               others

               Civil Case No. 305 of 2000 ( 3 pages)

38. Kanyangi Trading Company Vs. The Kiambu

      Municipal Council

     Civil Case No. 533 of 2001 (17 pages)

39. Kembi Gitura Advocates and Another Vs. In the

      matter of Arbitration Act

     Misc. Case No. 450 of 2000 ( 8 pages)

40.     40. Challenge of Arbitrator’s Jurisdiction-Kenya

               Wildlife services Vs. Associated Construction  

               Co. Ltd

               Civil Case No. 247 of 2001

41.     41. Stay pending Arbitration –Barclay Car Hire

               Services Ltd Vs. Corporate Insurance Ltd

               HCCC No. 1249 of 2000

42.     42. Application for summary Judgment over a debt –

               Spencom Kenya Ltd Vs. Municipal Council 

               of Kericho

               HCCC No. 727 of 1999

43.     43. Jurisdiction of the Higher court what is meant by

               dispute-  Kirinyaga District Farmers Soc. Vs.

               Kirinyaga District Cooperative Union Ltd

               HCCC No. 226 of 2000

44.     44. Lack of Jurisdiction – Kembi Gitura Advocates &

               Another

               HCCC No. 450 of 2000

45.     45. Interpretation of Arbitration Act 95- Njoka

               Tanners & others Vs. Industrial Commercial

               Dev. Corporation

               Misc. Civil application No. 8 of 2001

46.     46. Stay pending Arbitration- Niazons (K) Ltd Vs.

               China Road & Bridge Corporation (K) Civil Appeal

               No. 157 of 2000

               HCCC No. 126 of (1999)

47.     47. Crescent Construction Ltd Vs. Min. of Local

               Government

               Civil Suit No. 1376 of 2001 (O.S) (9 pages)

48.     48. Kam Consult Ltd Vs. Telecom Kenya Ltd and

               Postal Corporation of Kenya

               Civil Suit No. 262 of 2001 (O.S) ( 7 pages)

49.     49. TMAM Construction Group (Africa) Vs Attorney

               General

               Civil Case no. 236 of 2001 (10 pages)

50.     50. Mon.Cons General Contractors Ltd Vs. Binlaw

               Contraction Co. Ltd  and John Mogude

               Zachariah

               Civil Case No. 1098 of 2001 ( 5pages)

51.     51. James Muhando Mwangi Vs. Board of Governors

               Premier Academy and Apollo Insurance Co. Ltd

               Civil Suit No. 78 of 2001 (6 pages)

52.     52. Royal Construction Vs. Min. of Health

               Misc. Application No. 201 of 2001 ( 6 pages)

53. Transworld Safari Ltd Vs. Kiran Chandobhai Patel

      & Others High Court of Kenya Milimani CC

      Justice J. G. Nyamu

      Civil Suit No. 238 of 2003 19/6/03

·        When is the Arbitrator bestowed jurisdiction?

·        Time provided for application to the High Court after the

         arbitral award

·        When is the award presumed as having been served?

54. Abdi S. Rahman Shirf Vs. Thabiti Finance Co. Ltd

      Court of Appeal at Nairobi

      CORAM: Kwach, Omolo & Bosire J.J.A.

      Civil Appeal No. 76 of 2000 (unreported 8^th Mar 2002)

·          Limitation of Actions -

·          Whether part payment or acknowledgement after time

           has run would revive action. What constitutes

           acknowledgement?

55. Kenya Wildlife Services Vs. Associated

      Construction Co. Ltd High Court of Kenya at

      Milimani

      Phillip J. Ransley, Commissioner of Assize 4^thMay 2001

      Civil Case No. 247 of 2001 (8 pages)

     Arbitration- challenge of Arbitrator’s jurisdiction – whether in a Civil Engineering Contract a dispute referred to the Adjudicator outside the contractual period for such reference both the Adjudicator and Arbitrator lack jurisdiction.

56. Crescent Construction Ltd (CCL) Vs. Ministry of

      Local Government

      High Court of Kenya, Milimani Commercial Courts

      Justice Tom Mbaluto

      Civil Suit No. 1376 of 2001-unreported  20^th Dec 2001

     Under a contract that provides for reference to Arbitration of the Adjudicators ruling are parties allowed to file fresh pleadings?

     Can an issue, not brought before the Adjudicator, be considered by the Arbitrator?

57.  Glencore Grain Ltd vs Kabansora Millers Ltd

Justice Mwera 9th July 2003

Civil Suit No. 400 of 2002 (6 pages)

 

Conditions that fetter the exercise the discretion of the court in an application for stay pending reference to Arbitration, Order 41 Rule 4.

58.  Michael John Bechet vs UAP Provincial

       Insurance Co Ltd

Justice Mutungi 27th April 2004

Civil Suit No. 1310 of 2001 (5 pages)

 

Application for Stay pending reference to arbitration, Section 6 Kenya Arbitration Act 1995 - Effect of Arbitration Clause where there is no dispute between the parties to warrant reference to arbitration.

59.  Air East Africa vs Kenya Airports Authority EALR

Justice Visram 11th June 2001

 

The power of the court to set aside an arbitrar; award - Determining certainty of Arbitral award - Rate of interest to be applied to follow sound principles of law.

60.  Kobil Petrol Station vs Kenya Shell Ltd

Justice Azangalala 10th May 2004

Civil Suit No. 59 of 2004 (7 pages)

Setting Aside the award - Preliminary objection on Jurisdiction.

61.  Njoka Tanners & Others vs Industiral C

       Commercial Dev Corporation

Justice Ringera 3rd April 2000

Civil Suit No. 8 of 2001

 

Applications to set aside arbitrators Ruling. Interpretation Section 26 and 35 of Arbitration Act - Procedure in making an application to challenge arbitrators jurisdiction, Rule 3(1), 7 and of the Arbitration Rules - No appeal from arbitrators decision.

62.  Nova Chemicals vs Alcon International Ltd

Justice Ringera 21-02-2003

Civil Suit No. 1124 of 2002 (10 pages)

 

Whether there is right of appeal from arbitral decisions - Whether there is right of Appeal to Court of Appeal from High Court decision under Arbitration Act generally and under Section 37(2) in particular, Order XLV of the Civil Procedure Rules - Interpretation of Section 10, 33, 37 and 39 of Arbitration Act 1995.

63.  Gathenge Engineers & Electricals Ltd vs Postal

       Corporation of Kenya

Justice Emukule 19-02-2002

Civil Suit No. 1830 of 2001 (10 pages)

 

Practice - Factors to be considered in ordering a stay of execution.

64.  Kangangi Trading Co vs The Kiambu Municipal

       Council

Justice Oyango Otieno 07-05-2001

Civil Suit No. 533 of 2001 (10 pages)

 

Practice and Procedure - Mandatory and Prohibitory injunctions.

65.  Karuna Holdings Ltd vs Lonrho Agri-business

      (EA) Ltd

Justice Azangalala 05-03-2004

Civil Suit No. 762 of 2003 (9 pages)

 

(Q.S.) Determining Arbitrators Jurisdiction.

66.  Mon.Cons General Contractors Ltd vs Binlaw

       Contraction Co. Ltd and John Mogude Zachariah

Civil Suit No. 1098 of 2001 (5 pages)

 

Leave to proceed before an Arbitrator.

67.  Telkom (K) Ltd vs Kamconsult Ltd (2001)

Justice Ringera 17-09-2001

(25 pages)

 

Reference on Arbitrators decision affirming jurisdiction on ground of non existence of an arbitration agreement - Fraud does not oust the jurisdiction of the arbitrator - Section 23(3) Limitations of Actions Act.

68.  Gabriel Peter Mbinda vs Tawfik Mohammed

       Hassan

Justice Ringera 14-11-2002

Civil Suit No. 1503 of 1999 (15 pages)

 

Rescission of contract - is rescission optional or automatic upon the occurrence off a condition subsequent.

69.  Kam Consult Ltd vs Telecom Kenya Ltd and

       Postal Corporation of Kenya

Justice Ringera 11-12-2001

Civil Suit No. 262 & 267 of 2001 (7 pages)

 

Whether there is jurisdiction to review orders and decisions under the Arbitration Act 1995, Rule 11.

70.  Express Dairies Ltd vs Tetrapak Ltd & Anor

Justice Hewett 14-12-2000

Civil Suit No. 1691 of 2000 (10 pages)

 

Is simple refusal to pay a dispute for purposes of Arbitration Clause - Romalpa Clauses - When is a dispute a dispute.

71.  George Thambura vs Taam COnstruction

Justice Musinga 

Civil Suit No. 228/96 (4 pages)

Assessment of damages.

72.  Kenya Breweries Ltd vs Natex Distributors

Justice Ringera 19-01-2004

Civil Suit No. 74 of 2000 (15 pages)

 

Measure of damages for breach of contract that is terminable in certain circumstances - What losses may be compensate.

73.  Epco Builders Ltd vs Adam S. Marjan and USIU

Justice Bosire, Githinji, Deverell

Civil Suit No. 274 of 2004 (   pages)

 

Appeal from the ruling and order of the High Court of Kenya.