Appeal court rejects ‘oppressive’ security deposit order in debt recovery case

The High Court in Nairobi. 

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A legal dispute between commercial motor vehicle distributor Tata Africa Holdings and industrial machinery supplier Berlin Equipment has returned to the High Court for a fresh hearing after the Court of Appeal overturned conditions that had stalled the case for six years.

The appellate court reversed a High Court decision that required Berlin Equipment and Kwale International Sugar Company to deposit Sh22.3 million as security before defending themselves against Tata’s 2019 lawsuit.

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