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…The defendant’s advocate was allowed to withdraw from acting for his client on account of lack of adequate or appropriate instructions.…

…The defendant’s advocate had failed to alert his client of the consequences of delay in giving him instructions for filing a defence.…

…Advocates Anjarwalla for plaintiff Juma for defendants February 8, 1985, Mandari J delivered the following Judgment.…

…Advocates Anjarwalla for plaintiff Juma for defendants February 8, 1985, Mandari J delivered the following Judgment.…

…His excuse for the default is that the Plaintiff’s Advocate also happened to be his own advocate and that he was made to believe by the said Advocate that no action would be taken against him and that he should find ways…

…He also says he has a good defence and a sound set-off against the said Advocate. This application is opposed by the Plaintiff.…

…herein with concurrence of the advocates for the defendant be set aside.…

…Instead, the notice of change of advocate herein dated 24th January 1990 was signed by M/S. Arum and Company Advocates.…

…Service of court processes by post to advocates after appearance is provided for under Order IX rule 7 (1) Civil Procedure Rules.…

…It was posted at Mombasa for delivery at Nairobi where the applicants’ advocates ordinarily practices as such advocate. Postage was effected on 18th February, 1989.…

…On the 8th February 1993 the plaintiff’s advocate Mr Kenzi, appeared before me and was able to establish that although the notice of motion had been served on Mr Abdullah, the defendants advocate who was then on record, there…

…But I think that a diligent advocate is under duty to move the court on aspect like that. Mr Abdullah should have drawn the Deputy Registrar’s attention to the requirement of that rule.…

…By a letter dated 20th October 2010 the Deputy Registrar of the High court at Mombasa in response to an inquiry by the 1st Defendant’s advocate wrote:- “C.B. Gor & Gor Advocate MOMBASA RE: HCCC No. 35 of 1997 D.J.…

…Instead, their advocates took it upon themselves to swear affidavits on their behalf.…

…I do not think an advocate for the plaintiff would normally have personal knowledge of the mattes in dispute.…

…DEFENDANT R U L I N G ALII MARO HERO (the plaintiff) instituted this case against DOYO GUYU ( the defendant) through a plaint drawn and filed on the 12th May 2003 by M/s Mungatana & Co Advocates, praying for a declaration…

…The defendant, through Ms BEN OCHIENG & CO ADVOCATES, filed a defence in which he pleaded that this court has no jurisdiction to hear and determine this suit or to grant the reliefs sought by the plaintiff pursuant to the…

…James Gikaria Plaintiff’s advocate – Nil Plaintiff – present Defendant’s Advocate – Nil Defendant – present Land Surveyor Sworn in English/Swahili My name is Peter Njoroge. I am a district surveyor Kirinyaga.…

…It is quite pertinent to notice that these suggestions were made by the defendant's advocate during the plaintiff'scross-examination.…

…But the defendant's evidence which was solely adduced by the man who was the plaintiff's supervisor on the material day contrasted sharply with the advocate's suggestions.…

…He told the court he wished to find another advocate. Atkinson, Cleasby and Satchu filed a notice of change of advocates on June 23, 1978 for the defendant and Mr Jayantilal Shah of that firm took over his defence.…

…He would have to engage another advocate so Bhandari J made that order on October 28, 1982. The defendant was given about 1½ months notice of the resumption of this hearing but arrived without an advocate.…

…She also said she paid advocate shs.10,000/= to obtain Letters of Administration to her husband’s estate. In total she claimed shs.40,100/= special damages.…

…Mr Kabuki, the advocate, who signed that consent settlement on behalf of the 3 objectors testified in the present objection proceedings to the effect the objector herein was one of his three clients on whose instructions…

…Dr.Leonard Arther Hallet in his book called Royal Commissions andBoards of Enquiry Some Legal and Procedural Aspects 1982 pp210 says:- "Nearly all inquisitorial inquiries needthe assistance of an advocate and somecircumstances…

…investigatory inquiriesalso benefit from such assistancewhenever submissions are being receivedthere is any conflict in the evidence itis desirable that an inquiry be able toleave the presentations and eliciting ofevidence to an advocate…

…It appears that he 2nd Defendant was acting as an advocate for the 1st Defendant.…

…P.S.Master & Co., Advocates. Parties dispensed with summons for directions on the 31st ofMay, 1995 (filed on the 16, 6.95).…

…It has not been established.This would have been done if the advocate complied with Form No.26on direction para.8 and 10.…

…The main deponment in it is that Mr Kabuki, who has less than 12 months experience as an advocate, did not feel confident to handle the case on behalf of the plaintiff and genuinely and honestly considered it in the interests…