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…Magolo advocate has preferred 5 grounds of appeal which he argued on two main grounds.First he said sentence was excessive.…

…He has now informed this court that the has given his advocate Shs 30,000 to be paid to the respondents.…

…When the trial commenced the respondent’s advocate sought formal leave to amend the defence to incorporate a plea of contributory negligence on the part of the deceased.…

…If at the close of the evidence in support of the charge and after hearing such summing up, submission or argument as the prosecutor, the accused person or his advocate may wish to put forward, it appears to the court that…

…The lessee shall supply to the lessors a true copy of the instrument of such transfer, assignment or subletting and pay the fees of the lessors’ advocates for perusing such instrument and witnessing the lessors’ consent thereon…

…Accordingly the first four respondents wrote through their advocates, Messrs Atkinson, Clearly and Satchu, seeking the appellant’s consent to the proposed assignment to the Pereiras’ by a letter dated October 7, 1985.…

…No comment was made on this omission either by the appellant’s advocate or by the learned judge whose attention, it is clear from the record, was not drawn to this omission.…

…inter alia that as applicant was going on transfer to Nairobi, applicant should sign a document in respect of amount he owed in respect of purchase of motor vehicle KTM 104; that applicant was led to office of Kasamani advocate…

…The fact that the statement was recorded in English while the conversation was in Kikuyu language, was a further ground for its rejection contended the advocate.…

…The advocate’s plea for a reduction of conviction for the lesser offence of manslaughter is also futile because of a complete absence of provocation.…

…It is of interest to note that the appellant's advocate Mr Ondaba in summing up the case, did not mention the baraza aspect of the defence.…

…It would probably be enough debt to crush or to silence anyone else in the applicant’s position, but he has a passionate desire to qualify as an advocate and to be admitted to the Roll under section 13 of the Advocates Act…

…Gachomba, the defendant's advocate on the other handsubmitted that damages for loss of expectation of life are aconventional sum of K.shs 70,000/- and no special facts had beenproved in this case to warrant more.…

…Gachomba, the defendant's advocate on the other handsubmitted that damages for loss of expectation of life are aconventional sum of K.shs 70,000/- and no special facts had beenproved in this case to warrant more.…

…He has now informed this court that the has given his advocate Shs 30,000 to be paid to the respondents.…

…We have considered the argument and the principle referred to by counsel and we agree that an accused person has a right of representation by an advocate of his choice when proceedings began on June 27, 1983.…

…Njore advocate on 10.1.88 at Aga Khan Hospital to prepare the will and that on the morning of 19.1.88, Mr. Njore visited him with a typed will and deceased executed the will in the presence of the respondent Mr.…

…James Macharia Njore (DW1) an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and deceased lawyer and friend testified that he was informed by the respondent on 9.1.89 that deceased had sent the respondent to inform him that deceased…

…Mr Ger appears as advocate for the plaintiff; the first defendant is represented by Mr Ombogo. The second defendant has not appeared or been represented, and has taken no part in the proceedings.…

…Before leaving this case, I must express my gratitude to Mr Ger and Mr Ombego, advocates for the plaintiff and the defendant, respectively, for the painstaking research they have made into the law and custom of the Luo people…

…inter alia that as applicant was going on transfer to Nairobi, applicant should sign a document in respect of amount he owed in respect of purchase of motor vehicle KTM 104; that applicant was led to office of Kasamani advocate…

…I would like to state that it is not the duty of the Advocate drawing pleading to clear to be clear in the nature of prayers being sought; as such failure to do so may result into injustice to the litigants.…

…Following the dismissal of his appeal by the High Court at Nyeri from his conviction of demanding property with menances contrary to section 302 of the Penal Code by the Resident Magistrate, Nyahururu, the appellant through his advocate…

…Following the dismissal of his appeal by the High Court at Nyeri from his conviction of demanding property with menances contrary to section 302 of the Penal Code by the Resident Magistrate, Nyahururu, the appellant through his advocate…