JUDGMENT
Madan JA The appellant engaged the professional services of the respondent, who is a practising advocate, to look after the appellant’s interest in certain contentious civil proceedings for a fee of Shs 2000 which he duly paid to the respondent. The appellant lost his case in the High Court. He alleged professional negligence against and sued the respondent in the Court of the Senior Resident Magistrate, Kisumu, for a refund of the fee paid by him to the respondent, plus a further sum of money said to have been spent by him. The appellant ‘s suit against the respondent was dismissed by the Senior Resident Magistrate who held that, on the evidence as a whole, the appellant had failed to establish his claim. The appellant complained against the respondent to the Law Society of Kenya also which cleared the respondent of any wrong-doing in his handling of the appellant’s matter. The appellant’s appeal to the High Court against the decision of the Senior Resident Magistrate having …