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…In the other case, it was stated that “our” clerk left the advocate’s employment.…

…If it was the same clerk in both cases the advocate could have said that the clerk had left and, if this was the case, could not be contacted to swear an affidavit.…

…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.…

…Anupchand and vijay sent for the police about 5 times in as many years, complained to the Mombasa Chamber of commerce, and to the Registrar of Business Names and prodded Mr parker, their advocate, into sending ‘Kaykay’ a…

…Each was denied access to his family and to his advocate until they were brought before the court which was 3 days later. Relatives brought food for them and were made to each some before Anupchand and Vijay 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.…

…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…

…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.…

…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 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.…

…and the judge is satisfied the evidence is sufficient and that there is no material raising a reasonable doubt that the conviction was right, he may summarily dismiss the appeal” And in that application, the appellant’s advocate…

…On 17th January 1985 he signed the agreement in the presence of Mr Gibson Kuria, advocate, who acted for both the parties. The second respondent was not present at the time and he had not signed the said agreement.…

…When this was realized at the hearing of the case and was made a ground of a submission by the appellant’s advocate, the first respondent, in consequence, and to meet the said objection, applied for leave to add the second…

…Civil Procedure Act (cap 21) sections 3A, 75(1) Advocates Mr Juma for the Applicant Mr C B Gor for the Respondent August 29, 1991, the following Judgement of the Court was delivered.…

…The application for leave to appeal against Shields J’s decision was opposed by Mr C B Gor, the advocate for the respondent and original plaintiff.…

…The respondent alleged that he had paid a total of Kshs 220,000 of the agreed price of Kshs 650,000, the appellants, of which they acknowledged receipt, and a further Kshs 30,000 to their advocate, Mr K M Patel, of Nakuru…

…The respondent therefore sought orders of specific performance against the appellants, or alternatively the return of the total of Kshs 250,000 paid to the appellants and their advocate, plus what were described as mesne…

…He went to an advocate, Mr Kassim, who filed a plaint on his behalf in the High Court in Mombasa on September 7, 1982 claiming damages, special and general, from the appellant for his “severe injuries and suffering and loss…

…This was taken as a preliminary objection by the appellant’s advocate, Mr Aboo, on September 22, 1983 before the High Court in Mombasa (Mr Justice Bhandari) to which Mr Kassim duly replied.…

…submitted that a breach of rule 23 was not irredeemable, that it was not his wish to have the appeal decided on technicalities and that in any event the court would be reluctant to penalize a party for the mistake of his advocate…

…Until January 1983, every petition had to be advertised at least seven days before the hearing otherwise the appointment for hearing would be cancelled unless the petitioner or his advocate appeared before the registrar to…