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…; 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.…

…But a Notice of Appointment of Advocates is generally filed by advocates to enable them to conduct interlocutory proceedings on behalf of their client(s) prior to service of summons.…

…Such a document gives the relevant locus standi to advocates to appear for their client(s) prior to service of summons. In fact it would be prudent for an advocate to file such a Notice which Mr. Ibrahim did.…

…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.…

…By a letter dated 3rd April, 1996, the applicant asked the High Court for its proceedings and ruling to enable the applicant lodge an appeal.That letter was not copied to the respondent's advocates; nor was it copied to respondents…

…One Mwangi Mbuthia, the advocate for the applicant, has sworn a supporting affidavit and he explains the delay by saying that they were looking for some criminal proceedings which they thought were necessary to enable them…

…In the result, the bill of costs filed by the Advocates for the appellant on September 28, 1998 is taxed at Ksh.126,050/= which is to be added a sum of Ksh.1261/= making in all shillings one hundred twenty seven thousand…

…It can be understood if one cannot produce a receipt for a “matatu” journey but when fees are paid to an advocate there ought to be a receipt.…

…The respondents’ costs in the superior court will be on the scale applicable in the Resident Magistrate’s court, as provided for in Schedule VII of the Advocates (Renumeration) Order.…

…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.…

…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.…