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…The appellant's insurers acting through their advocates, setlled the claim of the respondent who was the injured party. The respondent was represented by the firm of M/S. Mutula Kilonzo & Company Advocates.…

…The Advocates Act (Cap. 16 Laws of Kenya) provides very clear safeguards for clients whose moneys may be misappropriated by advocates. The advocates have to comply with The Advocates(Accounts) Rules.…

…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.…

…It gives me opportunity to issue a warning to Advocates and litigants.…

…The application was heard, stay was granted and Advocate Khaminwa given 28 days to file the appeal. This was because the Court of Appeal appreciated the urgency of the matter.…

…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?”…

…As to the payment of the preliminary deposit, the respondents paid to the common advocate Kshs 70,000/- being 10% of the purchase price and the common advocate paid to the appellant a sum of Kshs 10,000/- at the request of…

…There was no evidence from the common advocate to show that the Sale Agreement was complied with up to the completion date.…

…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.…

…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.…