[Ruling] Injunction – temporary injunction – landlord and tenant dispute - application for a temporary injunction to restrain the defendant/landlord from leasing certain land/property pending suit – prayer for a mandatory injunction compelling the landlord to restore the plaintiff’s/tenant’s lease of the property and to return seized property – tenant alleging unlawful eviction – whether there existed a valid lease – whether there was a registered lease – whether the registration of a lease was mandatory – whether the lease was bad for want of Ministerial consent - whether there was a likelihood of irreparable damage being suffered by the applicant/tenant Civil Procedure Rules Order XXXIX rules 2,9; Civil Procedure Act section 3A; Registration of Documents Act; Registration of Titles Act section 4; Local Government Act section 143

Civil Procedure – costs – advocate’s costs - taxation of costs - party and party costs - instruction fees – reference of a Taxing Master’s decision to allow a taxation of Kshs. 20 Million as instruction fees - whether the instruction fees as taxed was grossly excessive and premised on a wrong exercise of discretion by the Taxing Master - principles of law governing the taxation of costs – whether comparability of awards is a relevant factor in taxation of costs – criteria to guide the Taxing Master – value of the subject-matter and the public importance of the matter - Advocates (Remuneration Order) rule 11; Civil Procedure Act sections 3, 3A

[Ruling] – STAY OF EXECUTION – application for stay of decree pending appeal – matters a court should consider before granting - Civil Procedure Rules Order XLI Rule 4

[Ruling] – CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - suit – transfer of – application for – where the court has no jurisdiction to deal with the suit – factors the court considers in such applications – validity of order - Civil Procedure Act Section 18

Judicial Review-natural justice-the presumption of innocence-whether an invitation by the court to other people or authorities outside the court to comment or assist in an ongoing case compromise the impartiality and independence of the court

Advocates-accounts-where the advocate misappropriates money paid out to the client by the insurance company-liability of the advocate

Land Law-allotment-where there are different holder of letters of allotment and title to the same piece of land-validity of allotment and title

[RULING] Injunctions-interlocutory-principles governing the grant of injunctions

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[Ruling] Criminal Practice and Procedure - bail - anticipatory bail - application for bail pending arrest - statutory basis for anticipatory bail - circumstances in which anticipatory bail may be granted - applicant admitting that he had handled a motor vehicle suspected of being stolen - applicant seeking to prevent the police from arresting him - whether it would be proper for the court to cutrail the investigation powers of the police - duty of the applicant to demonstrate that his constitutional rights had been infringed - Constitution sections 70, 72(1); 84; Criminal Procedure Code section 123