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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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…A person elected may at any time after he is elected send or leave at the office of the Registrar a notice in writing signed by him, or on his behalf, appointing an advocate to act as his advocate in case there should be…

…In the present case the petitioner through his own affidavit and that of this advocate Moses Gitau it is shown that such a notice appeared in the Gazette No 687 V C10 of 31/1/2003.…

…The appellant passed this letter to its advocates M/s Marende & Company Advocates and on the 14th July 1992, those gentlemen wrote a letter to the respondent asking the respondent to provide relevant documents to prove their…

…learned judge delivered himself as follows: “Having already analysed the material events which culminated in the sale of the vehicle it is clear that the person who would be guilty of negligence or wrong-doing would be the advocate…

…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.…

…The first complaint lodged by Mr Juma, the plaintiff’s advocate, was that the judge, having disregarded the incident of September 18, 1976 affecting the appellant, should not have taken the evidence of the incident against…

…The advocate for plaintiff at the trial did not contribute to errors, nor in our view, do the pleadings.…

…NO. 749 OF 1992) *********************** RULING OF THE COURT Ruling respondent through his advocate, Dr.…

…NO. 749 OF 1992) *********************** RULING OF THE COURT Ruling respondent through his advocate, Dr.…

…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…