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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.…

…The other complaint is on the taxed costs. The bill of costs filed on November 24, 1988 does not, in my view, appear to have been taxed.…

…Mr Azangalala handed to the court a letter he had written to the deputy registrar, of the Court of Appeal tabulating the figures of claim, costs, interest and payment in this appeal.In that letter he refers to certified 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.…

…The respondent asked that the costs of the appeal should not be awarded today, but that the costs should be ordered to follow the event of the appeal in the High Court.…

…There will be no order on costs today, but the costs of this appeal will follow the event in the High Court. The deposit paid to the Court of Appeal by the appellant will be returned to him.…

…Let’s see what the law says on taxation of Advocate/Client Bill of Costs.…

…Only party and party costs can be assessed by the same court that heard and determined the dispute. 29. On the whole, I nd that the taxation of Advocate/Client Bill of Costs by Hon.…

…(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.…

…The question of costs which was awarded to the Applicant is no longer open for discussion as the Applicant seemed to invite me to.…

…Suffice for this court to state that the Applicant in yet another application before this court pursued the issue of costs.…

…The applicant shall pay to the respondent, Sule, the costs of this motion which I assess at Shs.10,000/=, such costs to be paid within twenty one (21) days of today’s date; 4.…

…If the applicant should fail to comply with any or all of the conditions stated in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this order, then in the event of such failure the notice of motion shall stand dismissed with costs and without…

…On the basis of this decision, to prevent execution on the wrong property for which judgment was obtained, I would allow the application with costs, and set aside the eviction order dated April 15, 1985. Hancox JA.…

…I would also grant the costs to the applicant. As Nyarangi JA also agrees, these are the orders of this court. Nyarangi JA.…

…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.…

…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.…

…The judge said: “… On costs, the plainti has basically lost and the defendant has in fact won. Under the proviso to section 27(1) of the Civil Procedure Act, the court should, therefore award costs to the defendant.…

…In these circumstances, and exercising my discretion as regards costs under section 27(1) of the Civil Procedure Act, I shall not award to the defendant the costs of the suit.” 39.…

…The costs of this appeal are awarded to the appellant. Dated and delivered at Kisumu this 14th day of June, 1995. J. E. GICHERU ………………….. JUDGE OF APPEAL A. M. AKIWUMI …………………….. JUDGE OF APPEAL A.B. SHAH …………………….…

…..........................................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.…