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…Mwaniki’s firm of advocates was appointed to act for the applicant in place of the former advocate who filed notice of appeal, the latter advocates, on perusal of the proceedings and the ruling of the superior court, realized…

…Change of advocates took place on 26th March 2009. The superior court granted leave on 23rd October 2009 and this application was lodged on 12th November 2009, about 20 days later. Mr.…

…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…

…Lengthy submissions by advocates on both sides were made and on 15th December 1993, we delivered our ruling rejecting the application.…

…At the insistence of Mr Lakha who was the leading advocate for the Corporation the Court then fixed the hearing for 31st October, 1994.…

…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.…

…The address for service for the appellants is care of Mohamed & Muigai Advocates, Hazina Towers, P O Box 61323, Nairobi.…

…It is intended to serve copies of this Notice on: - SATISH GAUTAMA ADVOCATES INTERNATIONAL HOUSE P O BOX 47413 NAIROBI DATED at Nairobi this 24th day of March, 1997.…

…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 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 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…

…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 is an application by Kaplan & Stratton, Advocates, for extension of time for lodging a Notice of Appeal and Memorandum and Record of Appeal.…

…(b) “Ramesh Manek, Esq Advocate for the second defendant (ie Trade Bank Ltd) his costs occasioned by and thrown away by the appearance and defence filed by Kaplan and Stratton, Advocates on behalf of the second defendant…

…Ongele of Ongele and Company Advocates of Kisumu. The applicant swears that he instructed Mr.…

…WAINAINA (NO 3) [1982] KLR 33, LAW, J.A held that – “An advocate’s bona fide mistake, but not inordinate delay on the advocate’s part, may amount to sufficient cause …… The only delay was due to the advocate’s bona fide but…

…He advised the advocates for the parties to get on with the pleadings and then appear before him for early hearing dates for the trial.…

…Now the company knew of the terms of these debentures and accepted them on the advice of the its advocates. Its terms are draconian.…

…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.…

…Mr Shields, the chief state counsel, for the Attorney General, opposed the award of costs to Mr Theuri because he was not an advocate.…

…only a sum for the work he did in preparing this matter for the application to the single judge of appeal and for the work he did for the reference to this court but also another sum for the notional costs of briefing an advocate…

…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…

…On September 21 the advocates for the parties agreed the hearing should continue or begin de novo on February 6 this year. Ajit, the second appellant, died in London on October 24, 1983.…

…Mr Khanna prepared such a consent letter for the executors on December 28, 1983 and sent it to the advocates for the respondent on or about that date but it was not signed or returned until the motion was being urged.…

…On September 21 the advocates for the parties agreed the hearing should continue or begin de novo on February 6 this year. Ajit, the second appellant, died in London on October 24, 1983.…

…Mr Khanna prepared such a consent letter for the executors on December 28, 1983 and sent it to the advocates for the respondent on or about that date but it was not signed or returned until the motion was being urged.…

…Application No. 796 of 1997) ****************************** R U L I N G The applicant, Moses Kipngetich Kurgat is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.…

…The ruling he alludes to had the effect of, if not stayed confirmning his suspension from the roll of advocates as decided by the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Kenya on the 22nd day of August, 1997.…

…Application No. 796 of 1997) ****************************** R U L I N G The applicant, Moses Kipngetich Kurgat is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.…

…The ruling he alludes to had the effect of, if not stayed confirmning his suspension from the roll of advocates as decided by the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Kenya on the 22nd day of August, 1997.…