Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A)Section 11 of Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A): Local limits of the Court’s jurisdiction
(1) The Chief Justice shall determine and publish a notice in the Gazette designating the local limits of the jurisdiction of Small Claims Court.
(2) When determining the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court, the Chief Justice shall ensure that such Courts are accessible in every sub-county and progressively in other decentralized units of judicial service delivery.
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(1) Subject to this Act, the Rules and any other law, the Court has jurisdiction to determine any civil claim relating to— (a) a contract for sale and supply of goods or services; (b) a contract relat…
(1) If a claim has been lodged with the Court, no proceedings relating to the same course of action shall be brought before any other Court except where the— (a) proceedings before that other Court we…
No claim shall be divided or pursued in parts for the sole purpose of bringing the sum claimed in each of such proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Court.
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(1) Subject to subsection (2), if two or more persons have claims against the same respondent, such claims may be brought in the name of one of such persons as the representative of some or all of the…
Subject to this Act and Rules, the Court shall have control of its own procedure in the determination of claims before it and, in the exercise of that control, the Court shall have regard to the princ…
