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…There is no evidence or any indication that the appellant’s advocate raised any objection to the judgment being entered in terms of the award.…

…In any case, the defendant’s advocate who was present and could have objected to the judgment being entered.…

…Mr Mwirigi who appeared for the appellant on July 20, 1982 was an agent of the appellant with the scope of authority usually possessed by advocates and the senior resident could properly regard the advocate as having been…

…The second advocate of the appellant apologized to the trial court: “for the breach of his undertaking”. A clear feeling of guilt on the part of the appellant.…

…Indeed, three days after the making of the consent order, advocates for the respondent wrote to the appellant’s advocates inter alia, that: Following the order for stay of the proceedings in this case we are now requesting…

…The appellant’s advocates protested against the steps taken by the respondent’s advocates which led to a dispute between these advocates as to who had acted improperly and who was causing the delay in the arbitration proceedings…

…The names of the different advocates were put down as representing the wrong party. Directions were due to be given in the suit on August 24, 1979.…

…His first advocate Mr Macharia, the only member of Macharia and company, the advocates, became a magistrate soon after the consent order was made so he did not draw and file Nduhiu’s reply to the counter-claim and defence…

…We would hope that in future the advocates will not take such shortcuts.…

…The claimant's advocates tend to rely on more serious injury cases to try and obtain larger award whereas defendant's counsel tend to rely on less serious injury awards. Such a practice is unhelpful to courts.…