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…Insurance Company Ltd, the respondent hereinafter, filed a suit against Octagon Private Investigations and Security Services, the appellant, claiming from the latter the sum of Shs 913,781/- together with interest thereon and costs…

…The application came for hearing before Khamoni, J on the 10th April, 1990, and in a reserved ruling delivered on the 17th April, 1990, the learned judge dismissed the application with costs.…

…asked for and the plaintiff’s suit was dismissed even though the particulars had been supplied before the hearing date of the defendant’s application, and notwithstanding also the plaintiff’s offer to pay the defendant’s costs…

…Fourthly, because of the plaintiff’s offer to pay costs to compensate the defendant for the inconvenience. Costs is the soothing balm which cures most procedural grievances in legal proceedings.…

…I would set aside the decree of the High Court, and substitute therefore an order for payment of damages Kshs 1,500 the price of a new machine, Kshs 2,700 damages for 90 days at the rate of Kshs 30 per day, with costs thereon…

…I would also allow the plaintiff the costs of the suit in the High Court, costs of this appeal together with costs of the notice of grounds for affirming the decision. As Kneller and Hancox, JJA agree, it is so ordered.…

…I would set aside the decree of the High Court, and substitute therefore an order for payment of damages Kshs 1,500 the price of a new machine, Kshs 2,700 damages for 90 days at the rate of Kshs 30 per day, with costs thereon…

…I would also allow the plaintiff the costs of the suit in the High Court, costs of this appeal together with costs of the notice of grounds for affirming the decision. As Kneller and Hancox, JJA agree, it is so ordered.…

…(b) The costs of the survey exercise be borne by the Plaintiff and the first Defendant in equal portions. (c) The surveyors to file a joint report within SIXTY (60) days of this order.…

…(d) Costs of the application be in the suit. (e) The Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a certified copy of the order upon the two surveyors.…

…defendant constructed houses in my land and refused to move to his one acre plot awarded by Land committee Officers it had already excised by the said officers …… The plaintiff prays: 1) Judgment against the defendant 2) Costs…

…He therefore prayed for judgment and the costs of the suit.…

…I would award the costs of the appeal to the appellant. I agree that each party should bear their own costs of the High Court proceedings. Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 22nd day of July, 1986.…

…I would grant the costs of the appeal to the appellant. But in so far as the appellant did not take all the points in the High Court which he should have done, each party will bear his own costs in the High Court.…

…As the defendant has not contested their claim, I do not find it necessary to burden him with the costs of this suit. I therefore order that each party shall meet his own costs. Order accordingly.…

…That Costs of this application be provided for. Mr. Riungu for the applicant stated that the plaintiff Abednego Golden Njeru was deceased.…

…That Costs be in the cause. Dated and Signed at Meru this 6th day of December 2012. P. M. NJOROGE JUDGE Coram: P. M. Njoroge J.…

…That costs of this application be provided for.…

…I confirm this amount together with costs of the suit in P.M. C.C. No 14/91 and costs of this application in the High Court.…

…The costs of this Application be provided for. 2.…

…He urged the court to dismiss the Application with costs. 4th respondent’s submissions 20.…

…applicant was aggrieved by that assessment and filed notice of appeal intending to appeal against the decree but before that could be done the court made an order that Kshs.361, 111.00 be paid out to the plaintiff together with costs…

…When the applicant wanted to have the decree approved for purposes of appeal is when they were told that the decree could not be approved as no costs had been paid for the suit either at the time of filing or the time of…

…..........................................DEFENDANT JUDGMENT In his plaint dated 7th July, 1992 the plaintiff claims the following from the defendant: (a) Special damages in the sum of Shs 1000/- (b) General damages (c) Costs…

…Finally, there will be judgment against the defendant in favour of the plaintiff in the total sum of Shs 126,000/- plus costs and interest at court rates. Dated and Delivered at Nakuru this 14th day of September 1994.…

…By a ruling dated 11th June, 2004, the superior court ordered that the dispute be taken back to the Tribunal for hearing de novo and that the appeal be marked as withdrawn with each party bearing its own costs.…

…In the result, the application is allowed with costs. Accordingly, the appeal is struck out with costs to the respondent. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 14th day of November, 2008. E. O.…

…deemed to be in contempt of court in which he so acts or in which the suit or matter in relation to which he so acts is brought or taken and may be punished accordingly, and (b) be incapable of maintaining any suit for any costs…

…The Advocates Act only prescribes punishments to such an unqualified person adding that such a person cannot maintain a suit for costs against his "client" in those proceedings (s.31 2(b)).…

…In the result we decline to grant this application and order that it be dismissed with costs. Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 29th January, 1997. J. E. GICHERU ............... JUDGE OF APPEAL A. M.…

…He prayed for damages, costs jointly and severally, including loss of earning prospects.2 A joint defence was filed on 15.6.97, on their part the defendants averred that they werenot liable in negligence but that the plaintiff…

…In sum this suit is dismissed with costs. Had his suit succeeded the plaintiff would have borne a greater ratio of liability and alldamages worked out would have been subjected to that.…

…That the costs of this application do abide the outcome of the application. The applicant was served with the order and other relevant documents from the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Nakuru.…

…Costs of the suit. d. Any further or better relief deemed fit With the plaint, an application was filed under the Judicature Act, Vacation Rules, and Order XXXIX Civil Procedure Rules.…

…I propose therefore, that this appeal be allowed with costs and that the award of Mr Justice Bhandari of Kshs 250,000 for the appellant’s pain and suffering and loss of amenities be increased to Kshs 475,000.…

…The application fails and is dismissed with costs.” The aforegoing constitutes the background leading to this reference.…

…The costs occasioned by this reference shall be in the intended appeal in any event. Dated and delivered at Nakuru this 20th day of September 20, 2002 r.s.c Omolo R.S.C OMOLO .....................…