Nairobi, March 6 -- A city lawyer who had taken his tailor to court for destroying his Sh35,000 designer suit over two years ago has asked for time to settle the matter out of court.

Appearing before High Court judge Janet Mulwa Wednesday morning, lawyer Gatheru Gathemia asked for two weeks to reach an agreement with Mr Daniel Onyango Dinda.

Mr Gathemia sued the tailor in 2021 demanding compensation for burning his Herr Widman grey suit, which he purchased for Sh35,000 from a boutique in Nairobi.

The case was dismissed by resident magistrate Caroline Ndumia, of small claims court on April 12, 2022, noting that the contract entered between the lawyer and his tailor, for him to replace the suit, was made under duress, making it illegal....