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…The application is based on the ground that there was a mistake on the part of the advocate in having miscalculated the date from which the time commenced to run for the purpose of computing the time within which the appeal…

…The Certificate of Delay included in the original appeal which was struck out and the one attached to the present application states in paragraph 6 as follows: "By letter dated 20th May 1998 the Advocates were notified that…

…The 2nd respondent’s motion was filed by Mr James Orengo, his advocate, who also swore an affidavit in support thereof.…

…A person elected may at any time after he is elected send or leave at the office of the Registrar a notice in writing signed by him or on his behalf, appointing an advocate to act as his advocate in case there should be a…

…Unfortunately the initial letter the registrar dated July 22, 1980 was not copied to the respondent to the intended appeal or their advocate as Rule 81 (2) requires. Held: 1.…

…Unfortunately the initial letter to the registrar applying for the certified copies was not copied to the respondent to the intended appeal (that is Esso) or their advocates as rule 81(2) requires.…

…It is an application by Kaplan & Stratton, Advocates, for extension of time for lodging a Notice of Appeal and Memorandum and Record of Appeal.…

…(b) “Ramesh Manek, Esq Advocate for the second defendant (ie Trade Bank Ltd) his costs occasioned by and thrown away by the appearance and defence filed by Kaplan and Stratton, Advocates on behalf of the second defendant…

…Application No. 796 of 1997) ****************************** R U L I N G The applicant, Moses Kipngetich Kurgat is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.…

…The ruling he alludes to had the effect of, if not stayed confirmning his suspension from the roll of advocates as decided by the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Kenya on the 22nd day of August, 1997.…

…Githu Muigai Advocate, Mr. Mukele and Mr Kihara Muttu appear for the 1st and 2nd Respondents while Mr A.N. Ngunjiri advocate appears for the 4th respondent. The third respondent has not filed any papers at all.…

…accompanied by a copy of the petition, shall, within 10 days of the presentation of the petition, be served by the petitioner on the respondent. (2) service may be effected either by delivering the notice and copy to the advocate…

…That I am an advocate of the High Court of Kenya having the conduct of this petition on behalf of the 2nd respondent and I have authority to make this affidavit. 2.…

…That I am an advocate of the High Court of Kenya having the conduct of this petition on behalf of the 2nd respondent and I have authority to make this affidavit. 2.…

…A person elected may at any time after he is elected send or leave at the office of the Registrar a notice in writing signed by him, or on his behalf, appointing an advocate to act as his advocate in case there should be…

…In the present case the petitioner through his own affidavit and that of this advocate Moses Gitau it is shown that such a notice appeared in the Gazette No 687 V C10 of 31/1/2003.…

…True, the date was changed to the 8th August, but that does not alter the essential fact in that he had no business to leave his advocate without instructions.…

…RESPONDENT RULING MORRIS GUCHURA NJAGE (to be referred to in this ruling throughout as "the Applicant") is an advocate of this court and practices law through his law firm of M/s NJAGE & CO. Advocates based in Embu.…

…He is therefore being represented by another advocate of this court, Mr Mureithi Kibe.…

…Havi replied that no advocate or judge takes pleasure in an application for recusal of a judge but that he was acting on instructions adding that the court may recuse itself or he would take his files and go away.…

…The Petitioner and her advocate Mr. Havi know that the Petitioner heard nothing of my disappointment about the application for my disqualification in Petition no. 102/2011 from any women caucus. That they know for sure.…

…I am also satisfied that the appeal was struck out because of a bona fide mistake on the part of the advocate which should not preclude his client from seeking to obtain a decision of its dispute on the merits.…

…It would probably be enough debt to crush or to silence anyone else in the applicant’s position, but he has a passionate desire to qualify as an advocate and to be admitted to the Roll under section 13 of the Advocates Act…

…He has now informed this court that the has given his advocate Shs 30,000 to be paid to the respondents.…

…This notwithstanding, from the first date of the appellant’s appearance in the superior court on 14th October, 2003, he was represented by an advocate called Mose who raised no issue of constitutional breaches which he must…