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…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.…

…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.…

…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…

…The hearing proceeded ex parte because neither the defendants nor their advocates appeared. Nor was there any explanation as to their nonattendance.…

…In an affidavit in support of the application, Joseph Njoroge Mbugua, advocate of the firm of Githuka Mbugua & Co Advocates who are on record for the defendants, gave the reason for their non-attendance as being the absence…

…Kiania Njau, advocate for the applicant. He adduced further reasons in support of the application during the hearing. Mr.…

…The respondent’s advocates are Daly and Figgs, advocates. They instructed them to represent their insured Peter Nyuttu in that action, which they did as shown by annexure A.…

…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…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…for James Macharia Gichuki (the appellant expressed to be brought under Rules 42, 80 and 82(a) of the Court of appeal Rules asking this court to strike out the notice of appeal filed by the advocates for Harry Lewis Nangurai…

…The respondent’s advocate filed his notice of appeal on March 18 1982 which is three days after Muli, J delivered his judgment so there was no dilly-dallying there.…

…Unfortunately the initial letter the registrar dated July 22, 1980 was not copied to the respondent to the intended appeal or their advocate as Rule 81 (2) requires. Held: 1.…

…Unfortunately the initial letter to the registrar applying for the certified copies was not copied to the respondent to the intended appeal (that is Esso) or their advocates as rule 81(2) requires.…

…Unfortunately the initial letter the registrar dated July 22, 1980 was not copied to the respondent to the intended appeal or their advocate as Rule 81 (2) requires. Held: 1.…

…Unfortunately the initial letter to the registrar applying for the certified copies was not copied to the respondent to the intended appeal (that is Esso) or their advocates as rule 81(2) requires.…

…A copy of this letter was sent to the advocate of the Respondent.…

…by the Registrar and that the signed notice of appeal was only ready on 22nd February, 1996, and served on the Respondent's advocates on 28th February, 1996.…

…The only issue that was settled for decision by the advocates was who the real owner of plot number 133B Ongata Rongai was.…

…The matter in issue would then seem to be, as advocate for the appellants set out as the rst in the draft issues prepared by him: “Who is the owner of Plot No 133B Ongata Rongai?”…

…The grounds upon which this application is brought are as follows:- “a) The delay in filing the Notice of Appeal was caused by the fact that the firm of Kimani & Michuki Advocates was required to formally apply for leave…

…to go on record in place of the previous Advocates M/s.…

…The third one is a letter by the applicant’s advocates on record to those on record for the respondents notifying them of their intention to apply for judgment, either on admission, or summary, unless they consented to the…

…The sixth and 7th documents are correspondence exchanged between the applicant’s advocates and himself on the defence which had been filed. The applicants denied they had bought any good from the defendant whatsoever.…

…Meanwhile, the respondent instructed Messrs Ameka & Company Advocates to act on his behalf in place of Messrs Wanjira & Company, Advocates.…

…On 11th October, 1990 therefore, Messrs Ameka & Company, Advocates wrote to the appellant in these terms: “Dear Sirs, Re: Accident on 23-3-1990 along Mombasa Road involving m/vs KZV 889 and KUJ 314 Your insured: - Pauline…

…In due course the defendant changed advocates and appointed Messers A Y A Jiwaji & Jiwaji instead of Bryson Inamdar & Bowyer.…

…It has become a standard ploy on the part of advocates to give as a reason for having taken no action that the file is not traceable in the registry.…

…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.…