GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 8362

PURSUANT to section 53 (9) of the advocates Act and 12(1) of the Advocates (Complaints commission) Rules 1991.It is notified for general information that from1st April, 2011 to 30th June, 2011, the commission received a total of two hundred and thirty- five (235) new complaints out of which forty one (41) were classified and files opened. One hundred and ninety-four (194) were submitted for further enquiry under preliminary initiative. 2. The nature of new complaints is as shown below: Nature of complaints No. of complaints (a) Failure to account 4 (b) Failure to keep client informed 2 (c) Failure to render professional services 7 (d) Withholding funds 22 (e) Issuing Dishonored Cheques Nil (f) Delay 2 (g) Overcharging Nil (h) Others 4 TOTAL 41 THE KENYA GAZETTE 15th July, 2011 3. Complaints filed against advocates/firms of advocates were disposed of in the following manner: (1) Classified Complaints No. of Complaints (a) Abandoned 71 (b) Settled 26 (c) Closed: no misconduct disclosed 48 (d) Dismissed 5 (e) Withdrawn 1 (f) Advocates deceased 3 (g) Advocate Struck Off 2 (i) Others 5 TOTAL 161 (2) Preliminary Enquiry (PE) complaints Total number of complaints subjected to preliminary Enquiry (PE) was one hundred and ninety four (194). Total number of complaints settled under the Preliminary Enquiry (PE) was one hundred and twenty eight (128) 4. The matters referred to the Disciplinary Committee (DC) during the same period for further action and in accordance with section 57(1) of the Advocates act were nineteen (19). 5. During the same period a further thirty six (36) cases were disposed of as follows:- No. of Complaints (a) Advocates struck off the Roll of Advocates Nil (b) Advocates suspended Nil (c) Advocates acquitted Nil (d) Settled (matters resolved) 22 (e) Withdrawn 9 (f) Dismissed 5 (g) Others Nil TOTAL 36 6. In pursuant to section 53(4) and in the spirit of section 53 (5) of the Advocates Act, seventy-four (74) complaints were settled amicably at the Advocates Complaints Commission. Dated the 1st July 2011. J. N. KING‘ARUI, Chairman.