“"change of advocates"” — court decisions

Judgment[1983] KECA 7518 May 1983

Pithoni Waweru Maina v Thuka Mugiria

Court of Appeal at Nairobijudge reached High,judge March,JUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 27 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…of advocates’ notice was not filed under rule 6 of order III of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…It is difficult to see the purpose of this rule where there has been no change of advocates in a case where parties have been represented in the lower court.…

application is dismissedDismissed28 min read

Judgment[2009] KECA 2515 December 2009

CFC Financial Services Limited v Juja Road Fancy Store Limited

Court of Appeal at NairobiKhaminwa,Joyce N. Khaminwa,JUDGE APPEAL,Majanja,MwanikiCase number Civil Application 323 of 2009

Division and case type: CivilCase number Civil Application

…Change of advocates took place on 26th March 2009. The superior court granted leave on 23rd October 2009 and this application was lodged on 12th November 2009, about 20 days later. Mr.…

application is grantedAllowed8 min read

Judgment[1997] KECA 39817 August 1997

Solomon K. Njuguna v Kenya Savings & Mortgages Ltd & another

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEAL,Onyango,Khaminwa,KiageCase number Civil Appeal 53 of 1996

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…There is an anomaly in the application in that it is shown to have been drawn by the appellant’s advocates presently on record for him, but the record of appeal clearly shows that they did not file their Notice of change…

…of Advocates, until about 10th July 1995, which was a period in excess of two months after the application was filed.…

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