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…On 8th April 2024, the Applicant filed an advocate and client bill of costs dated 30th August 2023 for taxation against the Respondents.…

…In the matter before me, the Taxing Officer’s error was not in her assessment of the quantum of the costs payable, but her failure to consider relevant matters which could have affected the quantum of costs.…

…(e) THAT costs be provided for.” 2.…

…The judgment-debtor (the client) has not paid said costs to date. 11.…

…by the Applicant on the said Bill of costs.…

…Certificate of Costs issued on 10th February, 2021.…

…[b] That costs of the application be provided for. [2] The application was premised on the grounds that the applicant was issued with a Certificate of Costs arising from services rendered by the applicants on behalf of the…

…Hence, in Lubulellah & Associates Advocates v N K Brothers Limited [2014] eKLR it was held that: “ The law is very clear that once a taxing master has taxed the costs, issued a Certificate of costs and there is no reference…

…It was submitted that the party and party bill of costs having been taxed formed the basis for calculating advocates client bill of costs, in which the taxing officer was mandated to increase the party and party costs by…

…Officer to determine Advocate/Client costs by increasing the Party costs by 50%.…

…Bills of Costs.  …

…Costs have already been taxed. 27.   …

…(d) The Applicant’s bill of costs dated 12th February 2024 be remitted for taxation afresh. (e) The costs of this application be provided for. 3.…

…taxation of the bill of Costs.…

…The said bill of costs was assessed by HON. M. A. AGUTU, P.M.…

…He maintains that the Respondent is not entitled to costs as same was dispensed with.…

…Justice Yano on 10 June, 2021 the petitioner''s petition was struck out with costs to the respondents. The applicant was the 15ᵗʰ respondent in the aforesaid petition and was hence entitled to costs. 6.…

…and the costs require to be taxed, at any time after the costs have been taxed, whichever is the later, issue to that person a certificate in the prescribed form containing particulars of the order: Provided that, if the…

…Justice Yano on 10 June, 2021 the petitioner''s petition was struck out with costs to the respondents. The applicant was the 16ᵗʰ respondent in the aforesaid petition and was hence entitled to costs. 6.…

…The Certificate of Costs dated 8 May 2024 was served upon the respondents on 26 June 2024.…

…an exercise that arises from “taxation of costs”. 4.…

…If the above statement is true, then I agree with the Respondent that it will be improper for this Court to take up the exercise of re-assessing the costs when the Applicant did not attend the exercise of assessment of costs…

…ISSUE NO.4- WHO BEARS THE COSTS OF THE PRESENT APPLICATION?…

…The other items remaining in the Bill of Costs shall remain the same. ISSUE NO.4- WHO BEARS THE COSTS OF THE PRESENT APPLICATION? On the issue of costs, each party should bear its own costs.…

…Application No. 533 of 2024, the Bill of Costs was in the sum of KShs 1,825,356.66 while in Misc. Application No. 534 of 2024 the Bill of Costs was for KShs 1,718,954.56.…

…He deposed that the bill of costs was taxed at KShs. 225,006.26/= as per the Certificate of Costs dated 6th August 2021 and not as alleged by the Client.…

…THAT the Plaintiff be ordered to pay the costs of this Reference.…

…certificate of costs.…

…That costs of this application be borne by the respondents. 2.…

…Who shall bear the costs of the application 11.…

…It is then important to underscore the meaning of party and party costs.…

…The latter (costs payable upon success of the appeal), in my view, are the costs of the appeal to be reimbursed if the Court of Appeal orders so upon that determination.…

…Bill of Costs since Hon.…

…of the issue of costs of the said Bill of Costs.…

…On costs, the 3rd Respondent relies on the case of Jasbir Singh Rai & 3 others v Tarlochan Singh Rai & 4 others [2014] eKLR, which restates that costs follow the event. 12.   …

…courts, the certificate of costs is signed “by the magistrate.” 15.   …

…It is deponed that the subject party and party Bill of Costs was instituted to compel the Applicant to pay costs arising from Machakos CMCC No. 894 of 2008.…

…The process entailed the filing and service of the Bill of Costs dated 21st October 2021; taxation of the Bill of Costs by the taxing officer on 17th February 2022; extraction of the resultant Certificate of Taxation dated…