Court: Lawyer cannot switch sides in the same case

An application in a long-running land dispute has brought into sharp focus the strict ethical boundaries governing legal practice in Kenya...

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The Environment and Land Court in Kilgoris has barred a lawyer from acting against a former client in the same land dispute case, striking out a post-judgment application due to a conflict of interest.

The court ruled that an advocate who previously represented a party in a case cannot later act for the opposing side in the same matter, citing breach of confidentiality and the advocate-client relationship.
This decision involved a land dispute where Everline Rosa is suing Catherine Koriko and three others.
The application in question was dated April 28, 2026, and the ruling was made in early June 2026.

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