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…There is a more formidable excuse or reason for not turning up in court, viz that Mr Githuka, advocate, who had the conduct of the case for the applicants was taken ill on the night before the hearing date.…

…He, therefore, went to see a dentist on the morning of the hearing date with the result that he was not able to attend. That ground was given much later after this application had been filed.…

…date in respect of this appeal (C.A.…

…On the same day a hearing date for this appeal was by consent fixed for 21st and 22nd October, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. Mr.…

…We are concerned at the absence of a representative from the office of the Attorney General although that office was notified of the hearing date, for this appeal, on 11th August, 1999.…

…On the hearing date, the appellant was absent and unrepresented. That is an incurable irregularity.…

…Thereafter the suit became ripe for hearing but no date for that purpose appears to have been fixed.…

…I further recommend to the Deputy Registrar that he makes every effort to have this case urgently listed in next year’s call over list for fixing a hearing date.…

…The finding of this court is that this case should commence for hearing within the month of March 2006, and accordingly a hearing date of the suit will be given at the reading of this ruling.…

…date of a formal proof of Mwotia’s counter-claim.…

…date and so forth.…

…The court made the order asked for and the plaintiff’s suit was dismissed even though the particulars had been supplied before the hearing date of the defendant’s application, and notwithstanding also the plaintiff’s offer…

…It does not appear that the advocate informed his client of the hearing date.…

…The same parties were the defendant and plaintiff, respectively, in the court of the resident magistrate and the respondent obtained a hearing date from the magistrate’s clerks and served a hearing notice upon the advocate…

…For that reason at the reading of this ruling and to ensure that justice is met on behalf of the 1st and 2nd defendant the court will give a hearing date for the notice to motion dated 27th of July 2006.…

…I therefore direct that this matter be listed for directions as soon as possible after which an early hearing date will be fixed.…

…The petitioner was not advertised for hearing on that date.…

…On the hearing date no evidence in support of the petition was led but reliance was exclusively made to the verifying affidavit. The petitioner did not give any security for costs before the winding up order was issued.…

…The advocate further stated that a memorandum of appeal had been filed and that a hearing date was due to be fixed by the High Court registry.…

…We have also considered their oral submissions to this Court, in the course of which the second appellant drew to our attention that on the August 23, 1984, the date of the hearing of their applications before Bhandari J,…

…The advocate further stated that a memorandum of appeal had been filed and that a hearing date was due to be fixed by the High Court registry.…

…We have also considered their oral submissions to this Court, in the course of which the second appellant drew to our attention that on the August 23, 1984, the date of the hearing of their applications before Bhandari J,…

…The advocate further stated that a memorandum of appeal had been filed and that a hearing date was due to be fixed by the High Court registry.…

…We have also considered their oral submissions to this Court, in the course of which the second appellant drew to our attention that on the August 23, 1984, the date of the hearing of their applications before Bhandari J,…

…Munene, for the respondent, contended that the applicants have not come to court in good faith as they failed to appear during the hearing and yet they had been aware of the hearing date.…

…The advocate further stated that a memorandum of appeal had been filed and that a hearing date was due to be fixed by the High Court registry.…

…We have also considered their oral submissions to this Court, in the course of which the second appellant drew to our attention that on the August 23, 1984, the date of the hearing of their applications before Bhandari J,…

…The hearing date was fixed during an annual call over which was held between 11th and 14th January, 1989. The applicants/defendants were not represented during the call over.…

…The advocate further stated that a memorandum of appeal had been filed and that a hearing date was due to be fixed by the High Court registry.…

…We have also considered their oral submissions to this Court, in the course of which the second appellant drew to our attention that on the August 23, 1984, the date of the hearing of their applications before Bhandari J,…