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…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 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…

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

…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…

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

…His excuse for the default is that the Plaintiff’s Advocate also happened to be his own advocate and that he was made to believe by the said Advocate that no action would be taken against him and that he should find ways…

…He also says he has a good defence and a sound set-off against the said Advocate. This application is opposed by the Plaintiff.…

…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.…

…Service of court processes by post to advocates after appearance is provided for under Order IX rule 7 (1) Civil Procedure Rules.…

…It was posted at Mombasa for delivery at Nairobi where the applicants’ advocates ordinarily practices as such advocate. Postage was effected on 18th February, 1989.…

…On the 8th February 1993 the plaintiff’s advocate Mr Kenzi, appeared before me and was able to establish that although the notice of motion had been served on Mr Abdullah, the defendants advocate who was then on record, there…

…But I think that a diligent advocate is under duty to move the court on aspect like that. Mr Abdullah should have drawn the Deputy Registrar’s attention to the requirement of that rule.…

…By a letter dated 20th October 2010 the Deputy Registrar of the High court at Mombasa in response to an inquiry by the 1st Defendant’s advocate wrote:- “C.B. Gor & Gor Advocate MOMBASA RE: HCCC No. 35 of 1997 D.J.…

…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.…

…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…

…Both appellants were represented at their trial by Mr S K M Mwangi, advocate, and the date of their respective sentences was the March 27, 1984.…

…The reason each appellant gave for the delay in preparing his appeal until July, 1984, (not July, 1983, as the record erroneously states) was that he was waiting to hear from his advocate, meaning Mr S K M Mwangi.…

…Nyakundi John Bwire advocate for the applicant Chepkwony advocate for the respondent RULING The application in a notice of motion filed in Court on 30.10.2020 expressed in terms of Section 1A, 1B, 3A, 63, 79(G) of the Civil…

…NYAKUNDI JUDGE NB: This Ruling has been dispatched electronically to the respective emails of the advocates in the matter.…

…James Gikaria Plaintiff’s advocate – Nil Plaintiff – present Defendant’s Advocate – Nil Defendant – present Land Surveyor Sworn in English/Swahili My name is Peter Njoroge. I am a district surveyor Kirinyaga.…

…It is quite pertinent to notice that these suggestions were made by the defendant's advocate during the plaintiff'scross-examination.…

…But the defendant's evidence which was solely adduced by the man who was the plaintiff's supervisor on the material day contrasted sharply with the advocate's suggestions.…

…He told the court he wished to find another advocate. Atkinson, Cleasby and Satchu filed a notice of change of advocates on June 23, 1978 for the defendant and Mr Jayantilal Shah of that firm took over his defence.…

…He would have to engage another advocate so Bhandari J made that order on October 28, 1982. The defendant was given about 1½ months notice of the resumption of this hearing but arrived without an advocate.…

…The appellant passed this letter to its advocates M/s Marende & Company Advocates and on the 14th July 1992, those gentlemen wrote a letter to the respondent asking the respondent to provide relevant documents to prove their…

…learned judge delivered himself as follows: “Having already analysed the material events which culminated in the sale of the vehicle it is clear that the person who would be guilty of negligence or wrong-doing would be the advocate…

…The fact that the appellant was represented by an advocate did not discharge the trial Magistrate from his statutory duty to the appellant.…

…This remains the same whether or not the appellant was represented by an advocate who also failed to point the failures out to the court.…