In law,appearance(from Latin apparere, to appear) is the coming into court of either of the parties to alawsuit, and/or the formal act by which adefendantsubmits himself to thejurisdictionof thecourt.
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The defendant in an action in the High Courtof Kenya enters his appearance to the wrist of summons by delivering,to the Court, or a district registry, a written memorandum either giving his solicitor's name or stating that he defends in person. He must also give notice to the plaintiff of his appearance, which ought, according to the time limited by the writ, to be within eight days after service; a defendant may, however, appear any time before judgment.
In Kenya, a party may make aspecial appearance to contest the jurisdiction of the court in which a lawsuit has been brought, without thereby conceding the jurisdiction of that court
Legal details.
The defendant in an action in the High Courtof Kenya enters his appearance to the wrist of summons by delivering,to the Court, or a district registry, a written memorandum either giving his solicitor's name or stating that he defends in person. He must also give notice to the plaintiff of his appearance, which ought, according to the time limited by the writ, to be within eight days after service; a defendant may, however, appear any time before judgment.
In Kenya, a party may make aspecial appearance to contest the jurisdiction of the court in which a lawsuit has been brought, without thereby conceding the jurisdiction of that court