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…Appeal, at Nairobi July 30, 1986 Platt Ag JA Civil Application No NAI 109 of 1986 July 30, 1986, Platt Ag JA ORDER This is an application for security, first of all for the decretal sum of shs 148,904.60, and secondly for costs…

…Thirdly I am asked to make provision for the costs of the application and intended appeal.…

…Starting from the provisions in the Court of Appeal Rules relating to any decision about the payment of costs, we find that the court may assess them or direct them to be taxed, and any decision as to the payment of costs…

…, not being a decision whereby the amount of the costs is assessed, shall operate as a direction that the costs be taxed.…

…RESPONDENT RULING This is an application brought under rules 4 and 81 of the Court of Appeal Rules by Kenya Arab Orient Insurance Limited for an order that the applicant be given leave to file its appeal out of time and that the costs…

…of the application be costs in the appeal.…

…In the result I dismiss this appeal with costs.” There the learned judge misdirected himself.…

…Accordingly, I would allow this appeal with costs in this court and in the High Court and in the resident magistrate’s court, but not the costs of the ex parte hearing before the resident magistrate on March 29, 1979.…

…As far as we are aware no law specifically says that VAT is to be automatically awarded on the taxed costs.…

…We accordingly reverse his finding with respect to the imposition of 15% VAT on the taxed costs.…

…These were not therefore deductible and I would dismiss the appeal with costs.…

…With regard to costs a question has arisen as to whether the Court should certify for costs of two counsel.…

…By the time the matter came up for hearing on June 6, 2000, the issue of distress had been resolved and what remained outstanding was the question of costs of the application.…

…He therefore says that they and not he should bear the costs of the application.…

…In the result, we think that the two consolidated applications are unmeritorious and the same are dismissed with costs to the respondent. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 10th day of March, 1997. J.E.…

…The learned judge (unless I have misread the order), then awarded the costs to the applicant without setting out any reasons, which may be the cause of the dispute about the costs since it seems to be contrary to the proviso…

…The costs’ order will therefore remain and the defendants will have the costs of this application.”…

…Justice Kuloba) dated 14th November, 1996 in H.C.C.C No. 1610 of 1995 (O.S) ************************** RULING ON TAXATION The bill of costs before me for taxation arises out of a majority Judgment given by the Court on November…

…In support of the bill of costs as drawn, Ms.…

…Khaminwa having known of the position since his firm was served with the record of appeal is April 1994, should be condemned to costs for the adjournment is granted on the following terms:- 1.…

…Khaminwa purported to withdraw is hereby dismissed with costs. 2. Costs of adjournment assessed at Kshs.5,000/= is awarded tot he appellant. 3. Supplementary record if any, be filed within 45 days from to-day. 4.…

…Maira, for the appellant, does not dispute this except to say that costs should not be granted to the respondent since she was served only last Friday.…

…The application is granted and the appeal is struck out as incompetent with costs to the respondent. The respondent will also have the costs of the motion. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 17th day of February, 1997.…

…The costs of this application shall be costs in the appeal. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 25th day of March, 1997. R. S. C. OMOLO --------------- JUDGE OF APPEAL I certify that this is a true copy of the original.…

…That being the case, the appeal is struck out as incompetent with costs to the respondents. The respondents will also have the costs of the motion. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 16th day of April, 1997. R.O.…

…Counsel for the appellant concedes this Motion but leaves the question of costs to the Court. In the result we order that this appeal be and is hereby struck out with costs to the respondent.…

…Accordingly, the appeal is struck out with costs including the costs of the application. Made and delivered at Nairobi this 19th day of May, 1998. A.M. AKIWUMI .................. JUDGE OF APPEAL P.K.…

…In the result we allow the applicant's application and strike out the appellant's appeal with costs to the applicant Isaac Matheka Mutua together with the costs of this application.…

…By a notice of motion made to the High Court under Order XXXV rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the respondent applied for summary judgment against the appellant for the sum of Kshs 933,750 together with interest and costs…

…to the whole of the appellant’s defence, the learned judge found that the appellant had no answer to the respondent’s claim.Accordingly he entered judgment for the respondent against the appellant as prayed together with costs…

…The costs of this application will be the respondents' costs in the appeal in any event. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 17th day of November, 1994. P. K.…