Joe Kathungu t/a Joe Kathungu & Co. Advocates v Wilson Kaburi Macharia & another [2020] eKLR Case Summary

Court: High Court of Kenya at Kiambu

Category: Civil

Judge(s): C. Meoli

Judgment Date: August 07, 2020

Country: Kenya

Document Type: PDF

Number of Pages: 4

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Case Brief: Joe Kathungu t/a Joe Kathungu & Co. Advocates v Wilson Kaburi Macharia & another [2020] eKLR

1. Case Information:
- Name of the Case: Joe Kathungu T/A Joe Kathungu & Co. Advocates v. Wilson Kaburi Macharia & Christine Wangu Macharia
- Case Number: Miscellaneous Case No. 62 of 2016
- Court: High Court of Kenya at Kiambu
- Date Delivered: August 7, 2020
- Category of Law: Civil
- Judge(s): C. Meoli
- Country: Kenya

2. Questions Presented:
The court was tasked with determining whether an agreement regarding instruction fees existed between the advocate (Joe Kathungu) and the clients (Wilson Kaburi Macharia and Christine Wangu Macharia) prior to the advocate taking up the case, and whether this agreement was enforceable under Section 45(1) of the Advocates Act.
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