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…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Kamau v Republic High Court, at Nairobi August 29, 1985 Owuor J & Schofield J Criminal Appeal No 1236 of 1984 (Appeal from the Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court at Nairobi, J A Mango, Esq) Advocates Appellant…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Kamau v Republic High Court, at Nairobi August 29, 1985 Owuor J & Schofield J Criminal Appeal No 1236 of 1984 (Appeal from the Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court at Nairobi, J A Mango, Esq) Advocates Appellant…

…The reason for non action in these matters has been blamed on the applicant's previous advocate Onyango Otieno who though he filed a notice of appeal within time, had let the applicants down in not collecting the record of…

…But by 26th November, 1996 some 5 days later, the applicants had obtained the services of another firm of advocate, Oyatta & Associates who filed a notice of appointment on that latter date.…

…Now when this application was heard on August 2, 1979, the respondent and his advocate were present and so was the appellant but again his advocate was not there.…

…the appellant and his advocate were not there.…

…herein with concurrence of the advocates for the defendant be set aside.…

…Instead, the notice of change of advocate herein dated 24th January 1990 was signed by M/S. Arum and Company Advocates.…

…The respondent appointed M/s Ndungu Njoroge & Kwach as its advocates who duly lodged in the superior court a notice of appointment of advocates and served a copy thereof on the appellants' advocates.…

…The notice of appointment of advocates quite clearly points out that the advocates were appointed to act for the respondent in the suit itself.…

…Each client has a separate retainer relationship with the common advocate.…

…This principle applies equally where an advocate acts for two or more clients in the same transaction or subject matter because the retainer is specic between the individual client and the common advocate.…

…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.…

…For the reason the public is deemed to have notice of advocates who are unqualified to offer legal services at a fee.…

…It is also noteworthy that the Advocates Act itself makes provision for the recovery of the fees paid to such an advocate.…

…Advocates Anjarwalla for plaintiff Juma for defendants February 8, 1985, Mandari J delivered the following Judgment.…

…The deceased, who at the time of his death, on 5th July 1995, was an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, was a member of LSK, and on account of such membership and pursuant to the Advocates (Accounts) Rules, made under the…

…The Council of the L.SK had and always has, the right to interfere with the management of any law firm including that of a deceased advocate to ensure that it is run in accordance with the Advocates Act.…

…The sum total of the argument is that the plaintiff/applicant is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya practising under the name and style of Amayamu & Co Advocates currently based in Eldoret.…

…It appears the title documents were released as per the undertaking of the plaintiff/applicant to the advocates of the bank.…

…Upon being served with the joint statement of defence the Plaintiff through its advocates sought further and better particulars of that defence.…

…The defendants blame both the poor communication between them and their erstwhile advocates and their advocates’ poor conduct of this case for the delay.…

…DEFENDANT R U L I N G ALII MARO HERO (the plaintiff) instituted this case against DOYO GUYU ( the defendant) through a plaint drawn and filed on the 12th May 2003 by M/s Mungatana & Co Advocates, praying for a declaration…

…The defendant, through Ms BEN OCHIENG & CO ADVOCATES, filed a defence in which he pleaded that this court has no jurisdiction to hear and determine this suit or to grant the reliefs sought by the plaintiff pursuant to the…

…In a supporting affidavit sworn by Mr Wandaka the advocate who had the conduct of the suit, it is deponed that the applicant’s firm of advocates applied for proceedings and judgment on June 5, 1986, two days after the judgment…

…was read and copied the letter to the respondent’s advocate, that despite regular checking on the typed copies of proceedings and judgement, it was not until October 1, 1986 that a letter inviting the applicant’s advocate…

…Instead, their advocates took it upon themselves to swear affidavits on their behalf.…

…I do not think an advocate for the plaintiff would normally have personal knowledge of the mattes in dispute.…

…Mr Mwirigi who appeared for the appellant on July 20, 1982 was an agent of the appellant with the scope of authority usually possessed by advocates and the senior resident could properly regard the advocate as having been…

…The second advocate of the appellant apologized to the trial court: “for the breach of his undertaking”. A clear feeling of guilt on the part of the appellant.…

…The defendants will have none of that and so through their advocate Mr Kwach have appealed to this court on the following grounds: (1) That the learned judge erred in law in granting the respondent an indefinite ex parte…

…Indeed, three days after the making of the consent order, advocates for the respondent wrote to the appellant’s advocates inter alia, that: Following the order for stay of the proceedings in this case we are now requesting…

…The appellant’s advocates protested against the steps taken by the respondent’s advocates which led to a dispute between these advocates as to who had acted improperly and who was causing the delay in the arbitration proceedings…