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…Chan Wai Tong v Li Ping Sum [1985] 2 WLR 396 Advocates Satish Gautama and K M Pandya for the appellant I T Inamdar for the respondent September 10, 1985, Kneller JA delivered the following Judgment.…

…much physical distress after the operations and the appellant’s advocate harped on the throbbing pain which the appellant has to endure about thrice a week.…

…But the applicant and his advocate managed to get to the venue of nomination before 1:00 p.m.…

…Gitobu Imanyara, Advocate who appeared for the Applicant. There are several annexures to the affidavit. I have perused them all.…

…As both advocates agree, there will be no order as to costs. Made at Nairobi this 12th day of June, 1996. J.E. GICHERU ......................... JUDGE OF APPEAL R.O. KWACH ........................ JUDGE OF APPEAL A.A.…

…It was the duty of his advocate, Mr Wasuna, to bring to the notice of the judge the principles and recent local awards for such claims.…

…Jabane’s advocate did not complain of this at the trial or in the appeal. There was no evidence on either matter.…

…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…

…The plaintiff’s advocates gave both a clear reminder and indication to the defendant that the plaintiff was prepared to go to arbitration, even blindly without having read the rules of Conciliation and Arbitration.…

…When the ruling was delivered the plaintiff’s advocate, Mr Bhandari asked for costs for counsel - for himself and Mr Nowrojee.…

…Very briey what happened in that petition was that the advocates signed the petition as advocates for the petitioner.…

…name of the advocate who he thereby authorizes to act as his advocate.…

…After listening to the submissions of the appellant’s then advocate Mr. Gekonge, on whether the appellant had a case to answer on the charge of murder, the learned Judge called upon the appellant to defend himself.…

…On the latter date the learned Judge’s record shows that the appellant’s advocate was not present in court as “Advocates are on strike.” The matter was again adjourned to 7th November, 2007 for mention.…

…Later on July 10, CB Mistri informed the First Defendant’s advocates that the property was sold on July 5, 1984 for Kshs 1,100,000.…

…, Mr NP Vohra informed the First Defendant’s Advocates of the ruling of the High Court given by Masime, J.…

…Dias, advocate for the appellant, Galaxy Paints Company Limited, moves the court for the following orders that: The Honourable Judges of Appeal, Mr Justice Kwach and Mr Justice Lakha who are on this present Bench, do disqualify…

…Dias Advocate, P. O. Box 44016, NAIROBI . Dear Madam, RE: CLAIM NO. CL/B/125 C. A. NO. 219/1998 This matter is coming up for hearing on 24th May, 1999.…

…in the record of appeal which was served upon the appellant, and in addition he was aware that this appeal had been filed from the correspondence exchanged between the deputy registrar of this court and the appellant’s advocate…

…which was copied to the respondent’s advocate.…

…On her part, Jennifer Gaya’s advocates by their letter dated 19.2.1987, and addressed to the appellant, undertook to pay the appellant for the bags if delivered.…

…As a result of the first set of purchase advices, the sum of Kshs 27 million was paid by the Board to Jennifer Gaya through her advocates on behalf of Nchoke Ltd and Yamao Ltd.…

…Although served through his advocate Wachira Ruchathi (Ruchathi), the Respondent, did not appear.…

…Her advocates had told her, and she believed them, that because she had been there for more than 12 years against the will of Rucathi his title to this land had been extinguished under Section 17 of the Limitation of Actions…

…Chunga was present when this order was made but the appellant was certainly not present as were his advocates.…

…We are aware that section 365 of the Code provides that:- “No party has a right to be heard either personally or by an Advocate before the High Court when exercising its powers of revision.”, but it must not be forgotten…

…It transpires therefore that the respondent was not in any breach of her obligations under the agreement of sale at the time the appellant, by his advocates’ letter of 31st August, 1994 repudiated the contract.…

…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…

…Mr S B M Kariuki, the appellant herein, has in the recent past been the advocate on record for the Hon K S N Matiba.…

…It is obvious to me that to counternance Mr Kariuki’s type of claim would open judges to endless harassment by all manner of malcontents, whether advocates or parties, who might feel that they have unfairly lost their battles…

…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.…

…The Judge granted a stay on condition that the defendants paid a sum of Shs.720,000/-, being 10% of the damages awarded, to the appellant's Advocates.…