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….……….PLAINTIFF -VERSUSLEONARD NJOGU NJAU T/A KINYANJUI & NJAU ADVOCATES…………………………………….DEFENDANTS JUDGEMENT The Plaintiff has filed an Originating Summons asking for the balance of money from the Defendants being a sum of…

…There is also evidence that the advocates following these instructions did pay to the Plaintiff a total sum of Shs.900,000 which was passed to the vendor leaving a balance of Shs.300,000/-.…

….……….PLAINTIFF -VERSUSLEONARD NJOGU NJAU T/A KINYANJUI & NJAU ADVOCATES…………………………………….DEFENDANTS JUDGEMENT The Plaintiff has filed an Originating Summons asking for the balance of money from the Defendants being a sum of…

…There is also evidence that the advocates following these instructions did pay to the Plaintiff a total sum of Shs.900,000 which was passed to the vendor leaving a balance of Shs.300,000/-.…

…It is clear then that the client is using the process of criminal law to enforce payment to him by his advocate of the funds paid to the advocate in settlement of the clients case.…

…A dispute as to costs due and payable by the advocate to client has arisen and a Client Advocate bill has been filed in court.…

…The advocate relied on the case law which demonstrated that the mistake of advocate may be excusable but in instances this indulgence of advocate may not be excusable.…

…The delay further in bringing this matter to court laid with the advocate.…

…The matter involved Advocate/Client Bill of Costs for professional legal services rendered by the advocate for the client who is the Appellant herein. 3.…

…In the case before the lower court, the Advocate led an application for taxation of the Advocate/Client Bill of Costs.…

…Remuneration Order made under the Advocates Act (Chapter 16 of the Laws of Kenya) which regulate the practice of Advocates.…

…Advocate of the purchaser or party to whom property is conveyed, transferred or assigned; b. mortgage or charge …… advocate of mortgagee or charge c. release or discharge …… advocate in whose favour release or discharge is…

…Remuneration Order made under the Advocates Act (Chapter 16 of the Laws of Kenya) which regulate the practice of Advocates.…

…Advocate of the purchaser or party to whom property is conveyed, transferred or assigned; b. mortgage or charge …… advocate of mortgagee or charge c. release or discharge …… advocate in whose favour release or discharge is…

…A recognised agent is stated but not an advocate whose definition appears in the Advocates Act (Cap. 16).…

…"advocate" means any person whose name is duly entered upon the Roll of Advocates or upon the Roll of Advocates having the rank of Senior Counsel and .......... includes any person mentioned in S. 10."…

…The delay if any in opening the account can not be attributed to the firm of Nyachae & Company Advocates’ but to F.N. Wamalwa & Company Advocates who are now trying to put the blame on Nyachae & Company Advocates.…

…Wamalwa & Co Advocates for payment of Kshs 1,373,832.40 with interest thereon at 32% per annum from 20.12.96 until receipt of the said sum from M/s Wambugu & Co Advocates and henceforth interest thereon at 27% such interest…

…The delay if any in opening the account can not be attributed to the firm of Nyachae & Company Advocates’ but to F.N. Wamalwa & Company Advocates who are now trying to put the blame on Nyachae & Company Advocates.…

…Wamalwa & Co Advocates for payment of Kshs 1,373,832.40 with interest thereon at 32% per annum from 20.12.96 until receipt of the said sum from M/s Wambugu & Co Advocates and henceforth interest thereon at 27% such interest…

…Hamilton Harrison & Mathews advocates and Meenye and company advocates asked the Deputy Registrar to record an order in the following terms: 1.…

…Leaky and Meenye and Company Advocates. It is now the plaintiff’s case that M/s. Meenye and Company advocates had no authority to enter into any consent on behalf of the plaintiff.…

…A recognised agent is stated but not an advocate whose definition appears in the Advocates Act (Cap. 16).…

…"advocate" means any person whose name is duly entered upon the Roll of Advocates or upon the Roll of Advocates having the rank of Senior Counsel and .......... includes any person mentioned in S. 10."…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Karinga v Republic High Court, at Nairobi August 20, 1985 Schofield J Criminal Appeal No 1696 of 1984 (Appeal from the resident magistrate’s court at Kibera, P N Mugo Esq) Advocates Appellant absent, unrepresented…

…The defendant’s advocate was allowed to withdraw from acting for his client on account of lack of adequate or appropriate instructions.…

…The defendant’s advocate had failed to alert his client of the consequences of delay in giving him instructions for filing a defence.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Lemba v Republic High Court, at Nairobi September 30, 1985 Mbaya J Criminal Appeal No 267 of 1985 (Appeal frrm the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Thika) Advocates Appellant absent, unrepresented and not…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA Said v Republic High Court at Machakos April 1985 O’Kubasu J Criminal Appeal No 955 of 1984 (Appeal from the Resident Magistrate’s court at Kitui, K D Kibanga Esq) Advocates Appellant absent unrepresented…

…For reasons that are not clear, but which have no relevance to this reference, the respondent fell out with its advocates.…

…The said advocates (who are now the applicants) then filed their Advocate-Client Bill of Costs on 13th January 2005.…

…Republic of Kenya High Court, at Nairobi (Appellate Side) Criminal Appeal No 997 of 1984 Chege v Republic (Appeal from the District Magistrate’s Court at Kandara, L T Macua Esq, Criminal Case No 825 of 1983) Advocates Appellant…

…Republic of Kenya High Court, at Nairobi (Appellate Side) Criminal Appeal No 997 of 1984 Chege v Republic (Appeal from the District Magistrate’s Court at Kandara, L T Macua Esq, Criminal Case No 825 of 1983) Advocates Appellant…