Judgment[2003] KEHC 977
Case law
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Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…Secondly Mabeya argued the proper procedure to resolve disputes between advocate and client is set out under the Advocates Act. Section 53 is relevant.…
…This proposal may be the correct interpretation but here the criminality of the client’s complaint does not arise until the procedure under the Advocates Act is exhausted.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…Section 34(1) of the Advocates Act provides:- “No unqualified person shall, either directly or indirectly, take instructions or draw or prepare any document or instrument”.…
…It is also noteworthy that the Advocates Act itself makes provision for the recovery of the fees paid to such an advocate.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…A recognised agent is stated but not an advocate whose definition appears in the Advocates Act (Cap. 16).…
…There is a bar on unqualified persons acting as advocates in the Advocates Act aforesaid: S.3l(l) Subject to Section 83, no unqualified person shall act as an advocate, or as such cause any summons or other process to issue…