RULING OF THE COURT
On 7th May 2008, the appellant in Civil Appeal No. 177 of 2009, Blue Shield Insurance Limited, which is the respondent in the two applications before us, filed in the superior court Originating Summons under Orders 52 rules 4 and 5, 36 rules 1, 2, 3 and 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, sections 63 and 3A of Civil Procedure Act and the Advocates Act Chapter 16 against Ratemo Oira, t/a Ratemo Oira and Company Advocates, the applicants in this application and the respondents in that appeal. The Originating Summons and other applications connected to the matter were set down for hearing before Khaminwa, J. who after full hearing, dismissed them in a ruling dated 9th February 2009. The respondent felt aggrieved and filed notice of appeal timeously on 10th February 2009 through its advocates at that time, Mbigi Njuguna and Company Advocates. On the same day a letter dated 10th February 2009, bespeaking the copies of the proceedings and certified copy of the ruling and orde…