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Registered Trustees of kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme & another v Higher Education Loans Management Board & 2 others (Environment and Land Case Civil Suit 59 of 2014) [2025] KEELC 4876 (KLR) (26 June 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KEELC 4876 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
4876
Citation
[2025] KEELC 4876 (KLR)
Decided
26 June 2025
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TypeCivil SuitPostureAppeal and Motion to be represented by new counselCoramOA ANGOTE
Holding

Leave to come on record is granted.

Facts

Judgment was entered on 6th February, 2024. The 1st Defendant filed a Notice of Appeal and a Motion for contempt. The 1st Plainti was unrepresented at the time of judgment.

Issues

  1. Whether the rm of Akide and Company Advocates should be granted leave to come on record for the 1st Plainti

Reasoning

The court ruled that the 1st Plainti was entitled to be represented by an Advocate of their choice, even after judgment, as long as the change of advocate was not made by order of the court.

Outcome

Leave granted

Orders

  • Leave to come on record granted

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Sections 1A, 1B and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act
  • Order 9 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010
Cases cited (3)
  • Tobias M. Wafubwa vs Ben Butali [2017] KECA 142 (KLR)
  • James Teko Lopoyetum vs Rose Kasuku Watia & 4 Others [2021] KECA 590 (KLR)
  • Alfred Njau & 5 Others vs City Council of Nairobi [1983] eKLR
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