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…Section 51(2) of the Advocates Act provides for entry of judgment on taxed costs as follows; “The certificate of a taxing officer by whom it has been taxed shall, unless it is set aside or altered by the court, be final as…

…of costs bears finality in respect to the costs owed by the client to the advocate, unless the same is set aside. 5.…

…It is brought under section 51(2) of the Advocates Act and seeks Judgment in terms of a Certificate of Costs dated 26/9/2024.…

…Under section 51 of the Advocates Act, an Advocate is entitled to judgment on a certificate of costs that has not been varied or set aside. 4. The Motion was served but not opposed.…

…2, 9, and 10 of the Advocates Act. 9.…

…cannot be shifted to or deflected upon the Advocate’s client.…

…The objection is grounded on the contention that the Reference was filed outside the statutory timelines prescribed under Paragraph 11 of the Advocates Remuneration Order, and consequently this Court lacks jurisdiction to…

…The Respondent submits that under Paragraph 11 of the Advocates Remuneration Order, a party aggrieved by a taxation ruling must lodge a notice of objection within 14 days and file a Reference within 14 days from receipt of…

…The Application for determination is the Notice of Motion dated 4th April 2026, which is expressed to be brought under the provision of Section 1A, 1B and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, and Section 51 (2) of the Advocates…

…This application which is not opposed is supported by grounds on the face of it and the supporting affidavit of Kinoti Mutugi Advocate, sworn on 4th April 2026 and the annextures thereto. 3.…

…Costs of the application 2.The Application is grounded on the Sworn affidavit of the SHEILA NKATHA MUTHEE and on the grounds t ; i) THAT the Applicant is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya practicing predominately in…

…prior to its dissolution in January 2024. iii) THAT the Applicant acted as the Vendor’s and the Purchaser’s Advocates in a conveyancing transaction in respect to a parcel of land being Title Number Kwale/Diani Complex/1627…

…Motion application dated 16th October, 2023 brought by the Applicant pursuant to the provisions of sections 1A, 1B, 3, 3A & 63(e) of the Civil Procedure Act, Order 51 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010 and Section 51 of the Advocates…

…The grounds upon which the application was brought are that the advocates costs in the matter were taxed at Kshs 143,821 on 12/10/2023, that to date the Respondent has failed, refused and/or declined to pay the applicant’…

…Advocates is properly on record. 22. The judgment debtor argued that the applicant’s advocates are improperly on record for failure to comply with Order 9 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules. 23.…

…, Wanyanga & Company Advocates. 24.…

…Advocates, filed submissions dated 15 December 2025, whilst the Decree Holder/Respondent, through the Counsel CM Advocates, filed submissions dated 7 October 2025. The Applicant’s Case 5.…

…execution proceeds and the appeal eventually succeeds, the Applicant may suffer prejudice that may not easily be remedied, particularly considering the professional and reputational dimensions attendant to execution against an advocate…

…Seth Ojienda who has sworn that he is an advocate of this Honourable Court and the proprietor of M/s. Ojienda & Company Advocates. According to Mr.…

…Ojienda & Company Advocates. 3.…

…decision was contrary to law because whereas the taxing officer made a finding that the Applicants were instructed, the taxing officer refused to tax the Bill, and opted to strike out the same causing an injustice to the advocates…

…In the ruling, the taxing master struck off the Bill of Costs filed by the Applicant/Advocate in its entirety for lack of merit since the Applicant/Advocate failed to prove to the court that they had instructions from the…

…The Respondent through Ndegwa and Sitonik LLP Advocates filed submissions dated 21st November 2025.…

…Further reliance was placed in Machira t/a Machira & Company Advocates v East African Standard [2002] KEHC 1167(KLR). 25.…

…This is a ruling on the Motion dated 26/3/2025 by the Advocate. It is brought under Section 51(2) of the Advocates Act. It seeks Judgment to be entered for Kshs.131,814/=. 2.…

…I have considered the Client's application dated 27.05.2022 which seeks to review my order of 16.05.2022 where I struck out the Reference under Paragraph 11 of the Advocates Remuneration on account of it being time barred…

…The Client shall pay costs of KES. 10,000.00 to the Advocates. DATED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 10th day of JUNE 2022 D. S. MAJANJA JUDGE…

…The applicant filed the notice of motion dated 8.5.2025 primarily under Section 51 (2) of the Advocates Act, seeking entry of judgment in terms of the certificate of costs and judgment to be entered in its favour for Kshs…

…Advocates v Dominion Farms Limited (Miscellaneous Civil Application 8 of 2019) [2022] KEHC 10147 (KLR) (18 May 2022) (Ruling) Disposal 6.…

…Eugene Lubale Lubulellah, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and learned Counsel for the respondent.…

…The applicant’s submissions were filed on 15th April 2024 by the law firm of Muma & Kanjama Advocates, while the respondent’s submissions were filed by the law firm of Lubulellah & Associates Advocates on 25th June 2024.…

…The Applicant prosecuted the said matter to conclusion, however, the Respondent failed to settle the Applicant’s legal fees prompting the latter to file an Advocate- Client Bill of Costs which was taxed in the sum of Kshs…

…The said Advocate-Client Bill of costs was adopted as a Judgment and Decree of the court on 27th September 2023 which was duly served upon the Respondent on 23rd February 2024. 7.…

…the 1 st Interested Party to provide a detailed account of her movements in and out of Kenya, summon the 2 nd Interested Party to present her for cross-examination and secure her attendance in court, allow the Applicant’s advocate…

…The application is supported by grounds on its face and the supporting affidavit of IVY MUYOTI, an advocate practicing in the Applicant’s firm, sworn on 8 th September 2025.…

…RULING 1.Before the court is the advocate/ judgment creditor’s notice of motion dated 9.4.2025.…

…It is brought primarily under Order 22 Rule 35 (b) & (c) of the Civil Procedure Rules. 2.The advocate seeks that: - (1) SPENT (2) Abdiwahab Adan Maalim, the client/ judgment debtor’s director and shareholder is compelled…