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A COMMENTARY ON THE
CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT CAP
21
Second EditionA COMMENTARY ON THE
CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT CAP
21
Second Edition
Steve OumaPublished by:
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herein.TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Dedication ....................................................................................................... xxvii
Preface to the Second Edition ......................................................................... xxix
Acknowledgement ........................................................................................... xxxi
Table of Cases ............................. xxxiii
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 Adversarial Procedure ............................................................................... 1
1.1.1 Bilaterality .................................................................................... 4
1.1.2 Party Prosecution ......................................................................... 4
1.1.3 Party Presentation ........................................................................ 4
1.1.4 Lawyers ........................................................................................ 5
1.1.5 The Role of the Court................................................................. 5
1.1.6 Advantages and Disadvantages of Adversarial
System ......................................................................................... 6
1.2 The Continental System ............................................................................. 6
1.2.1 Lawyers 6
1.2.2 Judges .......................................................................................... 6
1.2.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Continental 7
2.0 Civil and Criminal Proceedings ................................................................ 7
2.1 Civil Procedure......................................................................................... 8
2.2 The Civil Procedure Act Cap. 21 .............................................................. 9
2.3 Recognized Agents and Advocates ............................................................ 10
2.4 Appraisal ................................................................................................... 11
3.0 Sources of Civil Procedure Law 12
3.1 The Constitution of Kenya 2010 ............................................................... 12
3.2 The Civil Procedure Act Cap 21 12
3.3 The Civil Procedure Rules ....................................................................... 13
4.0 Lacunae in the Act and Rules.................................................................... 13
5.0 Doctrines of Civil Procedure 14
5.1 Justiciability .............................................................................................. 14
5.2 Jurisdiction ............................................................................................... 15
5.2.1 The Supreme Court ..................................................................... 16
5.2.2 The Court of Appeal 16
5.2.3 The High Court .......................................................................... 16
5.2.4 Jurisdictional Authority ................................................................ 17
5.2.5 Inherent Jurisdiction..................................................................... 18 Steve Ouma
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5.2.5.1 To meet the ends of justice ............................................... 19
5.2.5.2 To prevent the abuse of the process
of the court ...................................................................... 19
5.2.5.3 Limitations to the exercise of inherent
powers ............................................................................. 20
5.3 Audi Alteram Partem ................................................................................ 21
5.4 Cause of Action ........................................................................................ 22
6.0 Terminology ............................................................................................. 23
6.1 The Demand Letter .................................................................................. 23
6.2 Pleadings .................................................................................................. 24
6.3 Service of Process ..................................................................................... 24
6.4 Trial ......................................................................................................... 25
6.5 Parties ....................................................................................................... 26
6.6 Judgment 26
6.7 Appeal ...................................................................................................... 26
6.8 An Appellate Court .................................................................................. 26
7.0 Post-judgment Remedies .......................................................................... 26
7. 1 Monetary Damages ................................................................................... 26
7.2 Equitable Relief ........................................................................................ 27
7.3 Declaratory Judgment ............................................................................... 28
PART 1- PRELIMINARY ..................................................................................... 29
PART II – SUITS IN GENERAL ......................................................................... 36
Jurisdiction of Courts ................................................................................... 36
Place of Suing .............................................................................................. 43
Judgment and Decree 52
Interest ......................................................................................................... 52
Costs ............................................................................................................ 53
PART III – EXECUTION ................................................................................... 54
General ........................................................................................................ 54
Courts by which Decrees may be Executed .................................................. 55
Questions to be Determined by Court Executing Decree ............................. 57
Procedure in Execution ................................................................................ 59
Attachment .................................................................................................. 63
Sale .............................................................................................................. 67
Distribution of Assets .................................................................................... 68
Resistance to Execution ............................................................................... 69Steve Ouma
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PART IV - INCIDENTAL PROCEEDINGS ............................................................. 69
Commissions ................................................................................................ 69
PART V - SUITS IN PARTICULAR CASES ........................................................... 71
Suits by Aliens and by or against Foreign Rulers ........................................... 71
Interpleader .................................................................................................. 71
PART VI - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS.................................................................... 72
Arbitration ................................................................