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…In essence, the Respondent stated that there was no Bill of Costs before the Deputy Registrar/Taxing Officer capable of being stayed as prayed for by the Applicant.…

…E 192 OF 2024 which will be rendered nugatory if the Deputy Registrar/Taxing Officer will determine the Bill of Costs dated 19.07.2024 on the 22.08.2024.…

…The Client/Respondent pleaded that the Advocate/Applicant was not entitled to any 14% interest on the taxed Bill of Costs.…

…his Bill of Costs to the client, provided that such claim for interest is raised before the amount of the bill shall have been paid or tendered in full.”…

…The Client/Respondent pleaded that the Advocate/Applicant was not entitled to any 14% interest on the taxed Bill of Costs.…

…his Bill of Costs to the client, provided that such claim for interest is raised before the amount of the bill shall have been paid or tendered in full.”…

…the Applicant’s Advocate- Client Bill of Costs dated 25.01.2023 be set-aside and taxed afresh by the Honourable Court.…

…OF COSTS DATED 25.01.2023?…

…the applicant and that the Deputy Registrar, in taxing the bill, failed to take into account factors he ought to have taken into account in taxing the impugned bill of costs. 3.…

…The claim of having been denied an opportunity to be heard on the respondent’s Bill of Costs is therefore, unmaintainable. 12.…

…Secondly, that the Taxing Officer failed to tax off an amount of Kshs.67,400 which had been paid prior to the taxation of the Bill of Costs.…

…As regards item 2 of the Bill of costs, it is clear from the ruling of the taxing officer that that the suit in respect of which the Bill of costs arose was dismissed under Order 17 Rule 2 Civil Procedure Rules.…

…That the Advocate - Client Bill of Costs dated 30th January 2024 be struck out in its entirety. 3.…

…It is premised on inter alia the following grounds that vide the Bill of Costs dated 30th January 2024, the Respondent's Advocate filed an Advocate - Client Bill of Costs seeking the sum of Kshs. 374,297.20 as costs.…

…The Certificate of taxation dated 1st October 2021 was out of the ruling delivered on 1st April 2021 Advocate and client bill of costs dated April 2021 and Client bill dated 7th October and not party and party bill of costs…

…bill of costs.…

…The advocate has raised a preliminary objection on this bill inter alia on the following grounds : (a) The bill of costs is with respect to defending the advocate/client bill of costs dated 7 March 2018 which was determined…

…(c) There is no provision in law for a party and party costs arising out of an advocate/client bill of costs.…

…the Bill of Costs dated 12th April 2021, be set aside. 2) THAT the Honourable Court be pleased to refer the matter back for re-taxation of Item 1 of the Bill of Costs dated 12th April 2021 with proper directions thereto.…

…The Applicant filed a Notice of Objection to taxation on 3rd November 2022 on Item 1 of the Bill of Costs (instructions fees).…

…By the said decision, the taxing officer taxed and allowed the respondent’s bill of costs dated 30.05.2023 in the sum of Kshs. 2,685,481.67 only.…

…It was thus its submission that the respondent was not entitled to file a bill of costs in the circumstances. 10.…

…This court be pleased to tax as drawn the advocate-client bill of costs dated 24-6-2021. In the alternative to prayer 2, this court be pleased to remit the bill of costs dated 24-6-2021 before a different taxing master.…

…Sixthly, on 17-12-2021, the advocate filed an advocate client bill of costs dated 24-6-2021. Seventhly, the taxing officer ruled on 29-3-2023.…

…A Bill of Costs is not an 'Action' to which section 4 of the Limitation of Actions could have applied.…

…Their case is that the Applicant’s bill of costs is time barred having being brought after 6 years.…

…A Bill of Costs is not an 'Action' to which section 4 of the Limitation of Actions could have applied.…

…Their case is that the Applicant’s bill of costs is time barred having being brought after 6 years.…

…A Bill of Costs is not an 'Action' to which section 4 of the Limitation of Actions could have applied.…

…Their case is that the Applicant’s bill of costs is time barred having being brought after 6 years.…

…A Bill of Costs is not an 'Action' to which section 4 of the Limitation of Actions could have applied.…

…Their case is that the Applicant’s bill of costs is time barred having being brought after 6 years.…

…A Bill of Costs is not an 'Action' to which section 4 of the Limitation of Actions could have applied.…

…Their case is that the Applicant’s bill of costs is time barred having being brought after 6 years.…

…A Bill of Costs is not an 'Action' to which section 4 of the Limitation of Actions could have applied.…

…Their case is that the Applicant’s bill of costs is time barred having being brought after 6 years.…

…The advocate averred that the said bill of costs was taxed by the taxing officer, Hon K. Cheruiyot SPM on 7th December 2022 at Kshs.699,345/-.…

…The Applicant reiterated that the delay was occasioned by his previous advocates, who failed to communicate the outcome of the case and the taxation of the bill of costs.…