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…For reasons that are not clear, but which have no relevance to this reference, the respondent fell out with its advocates.…

…The said advocates (who are now the applicants) then filed their Advocate-Client Bill of Costs on 13th January 2005.…

…There is in the Bankruptcy Notice no 10 file notice of appointment by the debtors advocates filed on 8/10/90 and also a letter by the Debtors advocates dated 15/10/90 asking for copies of the pleadings for service and action…

…The same advocates filed fresh appearance and Notice of appointment in his Bankruptcy Cause on 18/2/91 – four days after the receiving order was given.…

…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…

…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.…

…He advised the advocates for the parties to get on with the pleadings and then appear before him for early hearing dates for the trial.…

…Now the company knew of the terms of these debentures and accepted them on the advice of the its advocates. Its terms are draconian.…

…The Official Receiver was however, represented by two advocates Mr Agina and led Mr Ndisya. The debtor was examined by the official receivers’ Senior Advocate.…

…In their final addresses both the learned advocates agreed that for the purposes of assessment of quantum only the audited account (Ex. 5) and the suggested goodwill computation (Ex.6) were relevant in addition to the evidence…

…It is accepted by both the learned advocates that the petitioner therefore owed the company a sum of shs. 118,621/-. Computation of goodwill with a five years base is also accepted by both the learned advocates.…

…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.…

…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…

…The Application is supported by an affidavit sworn by Wilfred Nyamu, an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and seized with the conduct of the matter on behalf of the Petitioner. 3.…

…Nyamu was unavailable and the advocate he had instructed to hold his brief had several matters that had earlier been listed before other Courts, and he had therefore been late to attend to this matter before this Court. 5…

…On receipt of same, the company through its advocates denied liability and asked for particulars as to how the debt was incurred.…

…MAJANJA JUDGE Mr Chigiti instructed by Chigiti and Chigiti Advocates for the Petitioner. Ms Kamande, Litigation Counsel, instructed by the State Law Office for the respondents.…

…Mr Wasia, instructed by Masitsa, Kisabit Kiprop Advocates for the Interested Party.…

…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.…

…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…

…Masila pointed out that the applicants’ Advocates have their practices in Mombasa and that the complainant resides in Mombasa.…