Case law index

Reported judgments shaping judicial review, disciplinary fairness and employment law.

A selection of decisions relevant to our constitutional, administrative and employment litigation practice.

Case summaries are provided for general legal information. Readers should consult the official judgment and obtain professional legal advice before relying on any summary.

[2025] KESC 53 (KLR)

Judiciary & 2 others v LMN

Supreme Court of Kenya · Petition E040 of 2024

A key Apex Court authority defining the constitutional limits and delegation of JSC disciplinary functions under Article 172.

[2025] KESC 48 (KLR)

Kamande v Judicial Service Commission

Supreme Court of Kenya · Petition E005 of 2025

Crucial Supreme Court precedent on procedural compliance and statutory protections under the Fair Administrative Action Act in JSC disciplinary proceedings.

[2024] KESC 69 (KLR)

Nyagol v Judicial Service Commission & another

Supreme Court of Kenya · Petition E015 of 2024

Landmark Apex Court ruling establishing protections against double jeopardy post-acquittal and defining remedies for judicial officers.

[2022] KESC 37 (KLR)

Karani v Judicial Service Commission

Supreme Court of Kenya · Petition 3 of 2021

Central Apex Court authority on judicial immunity under Article 160(5) and procedure in JSC complaints against judicial officers.

[2021] KECA 366 (KLR)

Judicial Service Commission & another v Lucy Muthoni Njora

Court of Appeal at Nairobi · Civil Appeal 486 of 2019

A leading Court of Appeal authority on the scope of merit review in judicial review proceedings.

[2022] KESC 5 (KLR)

Shollei v Judicial Service Commission & another

Supreme Court of Kenya · Petition 34 of 2014

Jurisprudence Beyond the Bar Table: That is the truest measure of a lawyer's contribution to the law not merely the cases argued, but the reasoning that outlives the file and is carried into the highest court by other hands.

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