Appeal a Council of Legal Education decision at the Legal Education Appeals Tribunal
Judiciary Tribunals · sources read 2 Oct 2026
File a Statement of Claim with the Legal Education Appeals Tribunal on the Judiciary e-filing portal. If you're appealing a Council of Legal Education licence decision, do it within 30 days of receiving it.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Up to 60 days from filing (often sooner)
- Deadline
- Licence decisions: appeal within 30 days of receiving the Council's decision
- Where
- Online on the Judiciary e-filing portal (efiling.court.go.ke). Office: Kenya Re Towers, Upper Hill, Nairobi. Email leat@court.go.ke, tel 0795 516 534.
What you need
- A Statement of Claim (the claim form is on the Judiciary website, judiciary.go.ke)
- Supporting documents and statements, such as the Council's decision letter
Steps
- File your Statement of Claim and documents on the Judiciary e-filing portal (efiling.court.go.ke), choosing the Legal Education Appeals Tribunal.
- Stuck on the portal? Visit the nearest court station for help, or contact the tribunal (leat@court.go.ke, 0795 516 534).
- Serve the respondent (for example the Council) with a copy of the filed Statement of Claim.
- After the hearing, judgment comes within two weeks at most. If both sides agree, the agreement is written up and signed straight away.
Watch out
- You don't need a lawyer. You can file yourself or through a representative, who may be an advocate or another person.
- While your appeal is pending, things stay as they are until the tribunal decides.
- Unhappy with the tribunal's decision? You can appeal to the High Court on a point of law within 30 days.
Who can apply
- Law students, the Kenya School of Law and others directly affected by decisions of the Council of Legal Education, for example on admission or licensing.
- Legal education providers whose licence the Council refused, put conditions on, suspended or revoked.
Official sources (4)
- Tribunals Frequently Asked Questions (Legal Education Appeals Tribunal section) tribunals.judiciary.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Know Your Tribunals tribunals.judiciary.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Legal Education Act, Cap. 16B (Revised Edition 2022) cle.or.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Tribunals Registry Operations Manual (2023) tribunals.judiciary.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026