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…The defendant’s advocate was allowed to withdraw from acting for his client on account of lack of adequate or appropriate instructions.…

…The defendant’s advocate had failed to alert his client of the consequences of delay in giving him instructions for filing a defence.…

…Advocates Anjarwalla for plaintiff Juma for defendants February 8, 1985, Mandari J delivered the following Judgment.…

…Advocates Anjarwalla for plaintiff Juma for defendants February 8, 1985, Mandari J delivered the following Judgment.…

…herein with concurrence of the advocates for the defendant be set aside.…

…Instead, the notice of change of advocate herein dated 24th January 1990 was signed by M/S. Arum and Company Advocates.…

…Service of court processes by post to advocates after appearance is provided for under Order IX rule 7 (1) Civil Procedure Rules.…

…It was posted at Mombasa for delivery at Nairobi where the applicants’ advocates ordinarily practices as such advocate. Postage was effected on 18th February, 1989.…

…On the 8th February 1993 the plaintiff’s advocate Mr Kenzi, appeared before me and was able to establish that although the notice of motion had been served on Mr Abdullah, the defendants advocate who was then on record, there…

…But I think that a diligent advocate is under duty to move the court on aspect like that. Mr Abdullah should have drawn the Deputy Registrar’s attention to the requirement of that rule.…

…By a letter dated 20th October 2010 the Deputy Registrar of the High court at Mombasa in response to an inquiry by the 1st Defendant’s advocate wrote:- “C.B. Gor & Gor Advocate MOMBASA RE: HCCC No. 35 of 1997 D.J.…

…Instead, their advocates took it upon themselves to swear affidavits on their behalf.…

…I do not think an advocate for the plaintiff would normally have personal knowledge of the mattes in dispute.…

…James Gikaria Plaintiff’s advocate – Nil Plaintiff – present Defendant’s Advocate – Nil Defendant – present Land Surveyor Sworn in English/Swahili My name is Peter Njoroge. I am a district surveyor Kirinyaga.…

…Mr Kabuki, the advocate, who signed that consent settlement on behalf of the 3 objectors testified in the present objection proceedings to the effect the objector herein was one of his three clients on whose instructions…

…It appears that he 2nd Defendant was acting as an advocate for the 1st Defendant.…

…The main deponment in it is that Mr Kabuki, who has less than 12 months experience as an advocate, did not feel confident to handle the case on behalf of the plaintiff and genuinely and honestly considered it in the interests…

…The plaintiff spent money to get the services of an advocate, had to go to Makupa and Central Police Stations in connection with the 3rd defendant’s threats to eject them and because of that PW 3 had to suspend what he was…

…Consequently it is my view that the advocate, whoever he was, fully addressed his mind to the issue of limitation but nonetheless consented to the plaintiff coming on record out of time.…

…inter alia that as applicant was going on transfer to Nairobi, applicant should sign a document in respect of amount he owed in respect of purchase of motor vehicle KTM 104; that applicant was led to office of Kasamani advocate…