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…Advocates who had been actually participating in this file. Both parties wished to have this file transferred to Meru as most of the witnesses reside there.…

…The advocate for the defendant did not appear for hearing on 19.3.96, when he had been duly served. He did mention to the advocate for the plaintiff that he was no longer on record. This is not enough.…

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

…The appellant's insurers acting through their advocates, setlled the claim of the respondent who was the injured party. The respondent was represented by the firm of M/S. Mutula Kilonzo & Company Advocates.…

…The Advocates Act (Cap. 16 Laws of Kenya) provides very clear safeguards for clients whose moneys may be misappropriated by advocates. The advocates have to comply with The Advocates(Accounts) Rules.…

…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.…

…The sum total of the argument is that the plaintiff/applicant is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya practising under the name and style of Amayamu & Co Advocates currently based in Eldoret.…

…It appears the title documents were released as per the undertaking of the plaintiff/applicant to the advocates of the bank.…

…She also produced a receipt for Ksh 7,000/- for the letters of administration being the advocates fees. This item was objected to by the advocate for the defendant.…

…The advocate for the defendant stated that an award for pain suffering and loss of Amenities be given at Ksh. 25,000/- only. He recorded therefore that a multiplier of 8 be given.…

…; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution of the appeal in the ......... professional hands of his advocates, his mistake should not be visited upon the applicant.…

…However the advocate told him that he would write to him as the advocate was in a hurry to attend another matter in another court. The advocate never wrote to him and in December, 1989 he went to the advocates office.…

…; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution of the appeal in the ......... professional hands of his advocates, his mistake should not be visited upon the applicant.…

…However the advocate told him that he would write to him as the advocate was in a hurry to attend another matter in another court. The advocate never wrote to him and in December, 1989 he went to the advocates office.…

…The defendants will have none of that and so through their advocate Mr Kwach have appealed to this court on the following grounds: (1) That the learned judge erred in law in granting the respondent an indefinite ex parte…

…The respondent appointed M/s Ndungu Njoroge & Kwach as its advocates who duly lodged in the superior court a notice of appointment of advocates and served a copy thereof on the appellants' advocates.…

…The notice of appointment of advocates quite clearly points out that the advocates were appointed to act for the respondent in the suit itself.…

…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.…

…The deceased, who at the time of his death, on 5th July 1995, was an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, was a member of LSK, and on account of such membership and pursuant to the Advocates (Accounts) Rules, made under the…

…The Council of the L.SK had and always has, the right to interfere with the management of any law firm including that of a deceased advocate to ensure that it is run in accordance with the Advocates Act.…

…It gives me opportunity to issue a warning to Advocates and litigants.…

…The application was heard, stay was granted and Advocate Khaminwa given 28 days to file the appeal. This was because the Court of Appeal appreciated the urgency of the matter.…

…In a supporting affidavit sworn by Mr Wandaka the advocate who had the conduct of the suit, it is deponed that the applicant’s firm of advocates applied for proceedings and judgment on June 5, 1986, two days after the judgment…

…was read and copied the letter to the respondent’s advocate, that despite regular checking on the typed copies of proceedings and judgement, it was not until October 1, 1986 that a letter inviting the applicant’s advocate…

…For the reason the public is deemed to have notice of advocates who are unqualified to offer legal services at a fee.…

…It is also noteworthy that the Advocates Act itself makes provision for the recovery of the fees paid to such an advocate.…

…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.…

…He then instructed his said advocate to either apply to set aside the judgement or appeal against it but the advocate did neither and offered no explanation for his inaction.…

…He could not find his advocate; so he went looking for him.…

…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…

…It was the mistake of the advocates clerk who was given the documents to file but failed to do so.…

…The mistake of an advocate’s clerk is that of the advocate concerned and I note that counsel has not disowned the clerk save that he has left the firm and his whereabouts are unknown.…