Relief for distributor as court to hear case against EABLThe protracted legal battle between beer distributor, Bia Tosha, and East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) is set for another round, with the Court of Appeal now set to hear the case in May. The court will finally hear the contempt of court order against EABL on May 28 after several attempts by the regional brewer to stall the suit since 2016. EABL lawyers George Oraro and Kamau Karori had argued that the case before the Supreme Court was null and void as the Court of Appeal had not even started hearing the main case. “The appellant wants the Supreme Court to order the Court of Appeal to hear the contempt application first before hearing the appeal. On its part, Bia Tosha filed for contempt at the Supreme Court accusing the manufacturer of failing to effect the directive by the High Court.

Source: Standard Digital March 24, 2019 21:54 UTC