Ahmednasir Abdikadir & Company Advocates v Afrison Export Import Limited & 2 others [2017] KEHC 2538 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2538
- Citation
- [2017] KEHC 2538 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 October 2017
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from a first-instance judgmentCoramF. TUIYOTT
Holding
The Court is not functus officio regarding the second consent judgment. The proposed 2nd Interested Party can be joined to the proceedings for post-judgment matters.
Facts
The Advocates and the clients had a dispute, which was compromised by two consents. The second consent involved the payment of a sum of Kshs.78,339,170 to the Advocates.
Issues
- Whether the Court is functus officio regarding the second consent judgment.
- Whether the proposed 2nd Interested Party (Harit Sheth Advocates) can be joined to the proceedings for post-judgment matters.
Reasoning
The Court found that the proposed 2nd Interested Party's application does not seek to re-open the consent judgment itself but rather raises post-judgment matters.
Outcome
The Notice of Preliminary Objection is dismissed with costs.
Orders
- The Notice of Preliminary Objection is dismissed with costs.
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