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…The 3rd to 9th respondents'''' gravamen is that the Deputy Registrar did not review or vary its earlier finding that the decree holder was liable to pay the auctioneer’s fees.…

…The auctioneer contended that the Deputy Registrar’s ruling of 20th September 2024 set aside the earlier ruling of 25th August 2023 in entirety.…

…They seek to set aside or vary the respective Rulings of the Deputy Registrar and that the court stay their execution.…

…That the Deputy Registrar ignored and or failed to take into account the decision made by the Deputy Registrar on 5th October 2021 in High Court Misc. Application No.…

…I do note that the Applicant has made concession for prayer No. 3 of the application save that she prays that the bills of costs be transferred to the Deputy Registrar Employment and Labour Relations Court on grounds that…

…E128 of 2023 the orders made by Deputy Registrar High Court on 25.10.2023 are hereby set aside and the bill of costs dated 14.8.2023 is hereby struck out with costs to the Respondent assessed at Kshs.10,000 in respect of…

…Further that the Deputy Registrar had no jurisdiction to determine the Respondent’s application dated 28th July 2023 on the issue of retainership. 3.…

…The Applicant’s main argument is that the Deputy Registrar had no jurisdiction to try the issue of the retainer.…

…Deputy Registrar C. L. Adisa, in response to a Preliminary Objection (P.O) dated 20th February 2023 filed by the 2nd Respondent (the Bank). 2. The Bank’s PO was raised under Rule 7 of the Auctioneers Rules, 1997.…

…The Deputy Registrar upheld the Bank’s objection and struck out its name from the taxation proceedings. 3. Aggrieved by the decision, the auctioneer filed this appeal under Rule 55 (4) of the Auctioneers Rules (1997).…

…Guided by Schedule 6 of the Advocates Remuneration Order 2006 and her discretion, the deputy registrar taxed the instruction fees at Kshs. 6,000,000. 43.…

…It was therefore justifiable for the deputy registrar to obtain the value of the subject matter from the plaint dated 18/9/2008. 46.…

…On 21st February, 2024, the court’s Deputy Registrar delivered a ruling (“the Ruling”) in which she dismissed the Advocates’ Bill of Costs dated 8th August, 2023 (“the Bill of Costs”) for reasons that they had no instructions…

…In the Ruling, the Deputy Registrar stated that from her perusal of the documents availed by the parties and the Suit, the Advocates were previously known as Gazemba & co.…

…Therefore an order under rule 17 is different from a situation under Order 49 Rule 7, pursuant to which the Registrar or Deputy Registrar would be exercising his Special Powers, as conferred by the rules. 22.…

…However, the Judge was simply getting the practical assistance of the Deputy Registrar, in carrying out the function entrusted to the Judge. 23.…

…The Deputy Registrar treated the pleaded figure of Kshs. 664,528.55 as if it were an ascertained and determined value and proceeded as if the amount was a proven fact, which it was not.…

…The correct path to have been followed by the Deputy Registrar would have been to determine whether the value of the subject matter is ascertainable from the pleadings.…

…According to the applicant, reference to that ruling was filed and by ruling dated 29th November 2019, Honourable Justice Maureen Odero confirmed the Deputy Registrar’s decision on retainer.…

…The decision of the Deputy Registrars in miscellaneous applications numbers 125 of 2013 and 263 of 2013.…

…The 4 th Defendant contends the Deputy Registrar did not act arbitrarily by referring to the Plaintiff''s own sworn statements.…

…The 4 th Defendant believes the Deputy Registrar’s decision was correct and should not be interfered with.…

…On 16.5.2025, the Deputy Registrar of this court delivered a ruling striking out the advocate’s bill of costs and directed its transfer to the ELC. 14.…

…The ELC observed that: - “Registrars and Deputy Registrars of the specialized Courts were appointed to perform similar administrative and judicial functions in their respective courts as their counterparts in the High Court…

…THAT the ruling of the learned Deputy Registrar was against the evidence, the record of the court and the facts before him. 3.…

…THAT the learned Deputy Registrar misdirected himself by considering extraneous matters that were not before him. 4.…

…The grounds of the application were that the Deputy Registrar, in a ruling delivered on 14/10/2024, taxed the Advocate-Client Bill of Costs dated 11/7/2024 at Kshs. 3,716,060/=.…

…He argued that the Deputy Registrar failed to consider his Notice of Election, which elected taxation under Schedule V of the Advocates Remuneration Order rather than Schedule I.…

…The application was based on the grounds that the Deputy Registrar misdirected herself in law and fact, resulting in an erroneous assessment of the fees due.…

…However, despite correctly distinguishing the precedent, the Deputy Registrar still misdirected herself in the taxation of the instruction fees and related costs. 17.…

…On 9 th May 2025, the court’s Deputy Registrar taxed the Applicant’s (“the Advocates”) Advocate/Client Bill of Costs dated 11 th February 2025 at Kshs. 269,305.00.…

…The Respondents(“the Clients”), through the Chamber Summons dated 5 th June 2025 now seek to set aside the Deputy Registrar’s findings on items numbers 1,2, 3 & 7 of the Bill of Costs where she concluded that they ought not…

…The Respondent pointed out that this court in its ruling of 19 th September, 2025 directed the appellant to obtain a fresh and proper decree from the Deputy Registrar. 8.…

…It is further submitted that the Deputy Registrar, in the presence of both parties and their representatives, was to undertake a proper calculation and issue a fresh and proper decree.…

…Introduction and Background:- On 11th August 2023, the court’s Deputy Registrar delivered a ruling(“the Ruling”) in which she certified the sum of Kshs. 100,000.00/= as due to the Appellant (“the Advocates”) from the Client…

…The Advocates contend that the Deputy Registrar failed to take into account the pleadings that were argued before the Court on the day and date and failed to take into account the responses considered by the Judge in court…

…I do note that the Applicant has made concession for prayer No. 3 of the application save that she prays that the bills of costs be transferred to the Deputy Registrar Employment and Labour Relations Court on grounds that…

…E128 of 2023 the orders made by Deputy Registrar High Court on 25.10.2023 are hereby set aside and the bill of costs dated 14.8.2023 is hereby struck out with costs to the Respondent assessed at Kshs.10,000 in respect of…