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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.…

…; 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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…