[2024] KEHC 12871 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant failed to demonstrate any urgency in seeking recognition and conversion of the arbitral award, given the lapse of time since the award was made and the expiry of the appeal period. The court therefore declined to certify the application as urgent, instead directing service and...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 12871 (KLR)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Mohamed Oruko; Defendant: Koru Country Club
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Case E353 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Certification of Urgency and Directions for Service
- Outcome
- Application not certified as urgent; directions for service and hearing issued.
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Recognition of Arbitral Awards, Conversion of Award to Judgment, Certification of Urgency
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Mohamed Oruko
Plaintiff
Koru Country Club
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Certification of Urgency and Directions for Service
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for recognition and conversion of an arbitral award should be certified as urgent.
- 2 Whether the applicant demonstrated sufficient urgency to warrant expedited hearing.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant failed to demonstrate any urgency in seeking recognition and conversion of the arbitral award, given the lapse of time since the award was made and the expiry of the appeal period. The court therefore declined to certify the application as urgent, instead directing service and setting timelines for responses and inter partes hearing.
Court Disposition
Application not certified as urgent; directions for service and hearing issued.
Orders
- The application is not certified as urgent.
- The applicant is directed to serve the application within 2 days from the date of the ruling.
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Oruko v Koru Country Club (Miscellaneous Case E353 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 12871 (KLR) (23 October 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 12871 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Case E353 of 2024
MS Shariff, J
October 23, 2024
Between
Mohamed Oruko
Plaintiff
and
Koru Country Club
Defendant
Ruling
1. Upon perusal of the chamber summons dated 14. 10. 24, the affidavit in support thereof and the enclosures therein I do note that the award that the Applicant seeks for orders of recognition and conversion into a judgment of this court was made on 11th December 2023 and the Applicant has had ample time after the expiry of the 30 days limitation period for lodging an appeal to make this current application but opted not to move this court with speed. There is thus no urgency demonstrated wherefore I make the following orders:-1. This application is not certified as urgent.2. The Applicant is directed to serve the same within 2 days from the date hereof.3. The Respondent is directed to file a response within 6 days from the date hereof.4. Inter partes hearing on 30. 10. 2024.
DELIVERED, DATED AND SIGNED AT KISUMU THIS 23RDDAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. M. S. SHARIFFJUDGE