The Supreme Court will now determine whether a 35-year-old Sh32 billion battle between Standard Chartered Bank and clothes maker, Manchester Outfitters, raises issues of public importance to be admitted for hearing.
On Wednesday, a five-judge bench composed of Justices Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko heard rival submissions from the bank’s lawyer George Oraro and Machester’s lawyer Phillip Nyachoti on whether the case went beyond the two parties interests or not.