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…Damaris Achieng Okuto (the Claimant) sued Metropol Corporation Ltd and Metropol Credit Reference Bureau (the Respondents) on 27 February 2025, asserting unfair termination of employment, breach of contract and constitutional…

…The Applicant has not sought leave to file the reference out of time. 3.…

…Dissatisfied with the ruling, the Applicant lodged the reference herein. The Reference was filed on 16th October 2024, out of time, without leave of the Court. Hence, the preliminary objection. 6.…

…The issues for determination are: a) Whether the reference dated 23rd January 2025 is time barred. b) Whether the application herein should be allowed as prayed. Time barred Reference 9.…

…A reference to challenge a decision on costs by the taxing officer is only open for challenge within 14 days of the decision and not 48 days. 11.…

…The Claimant, therefore, filed a Reference on 12 September 2024. 3. The Respondent filed a replying affidavit in opposition to the Reference on 2 October 2024. 4.…

…The Court has considered the Reference, affidavits and submissions. 6. It is not in dispute that the Court awarded the Claimant Kshs 15,165,782/-. 7.…

…The Taxing Officer responded on the same day, and the 1st Respondent filed a Reference on 10 May 2023, contesting the taxation of items numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 24, 40, 76 and 86 of the Bill of Costs. 5.…

…The Court has considered the Reference, affidavit in support and the submissions. 8.…

…It is her position that ipso Facto, the Reference dated 21st September, 2023 did not contain the new pleadings all having been filed in the year 2024 with the Reference filed in 2023.…

…That in view of the above, the Applicant states that this current Reference is not Res-Judicata or an abuse of court process in view of the earlier Reference dated 21-09-2023, and requests that the same to be deemed to be…

…Any grievance from a taxation ruling can only be addressed by way of a reference to a Judge following paragraph 11 of the Advocates Remuneration Order.…

…Where the respondent wanted to object to the ruling by the taxing master, no reference has been filed to this court. The bill of costs has since been taxed and a Certificate of Costs issued.…

…The advocate informed the Taxing Officer that he was ready to urge the Objection, but the Respondent objected on the ground that a Reference had not been filed. 5.…

…This is normally called a Reference. 16. The advocate raised an Objection to the taxation within 14 days as contemplated by the Rules. 17.…

…be extended and the filed Reference be filed. (8) THAT the costs of the Reference be awarded to the Respondents to be sourced by the Petitioner. 3.…

…The Respondents explained the failure to file a Reference within the prescribed time by asserting that the Vice-Chancellor was out of office to swear the affidavit in support of the Reference. 9.…

…The Application for Reference annexed hereto be deemed as duly filed and served upon payment of requisite fees. Costs of this application be provided for.…

…The affiant deponed that the applicant had not demonstrated sufficient cause or satisfactory explanation as to why the reference was not filed on time.…

…Vide an application by way of chamber summons dated 29th November, 2023 the Applicant seeks the following orders: THAT there be reference to this court from the taxation by the Deputy Registrar as Taxing Master of this Court…

…Costs of this reference be provided for; The application is based on the following grounds: The Deputy Registrar as the Taxing Master erred in law when the failed to consider and take into account that the 1st respondent…

…Applicant’s reference, and the cross-reference filed by the Respondent, the Intended Interested Party filed a Notice of Motion Application dated 5th November 2024, seeking the following orders; I.…

…The Court doesn’t have jurisdiction to join a party at a taxation reference. V.…

…The reference was a typographical error and the same is amended/corrected to read as 1st to 8th Petitioners. The date of delivery of Ruling is also amended to 29 May 2024 and not 29 June 2024.…

…He claimed he had done much research into the facts for the reference and into the law relating to such a reference, into the judicial exercise of the discretion vested in a single judge of appeal by the amended rule 4 of…

…‘Application’ and ‘appeal’ do not, however, include ‘ a reference’ according to their definitions in the Rules, but although the term ‘ reference’ is in the side note to rule 54(1), which provides ‘a reference’, yet that…

…The Respondent prays that the reference be dismissed. 17. Parties urged the reference by written submissions, which have been duly considered. Determination 18.…

…The issue for my determination is whether the reference has merit. 19.…

…Appeal in an intended Appeal from a judgment and order of the High Court at Nairobi (Oguk, J.) dated 24th June, 1996 in Criminal Appeal No. 920 of 1995) *************************** RULING OF THE COURT: The respondent in this reference…

…Further and without any reference to the Central Bank of Kenya the superior court set aside the order of forfeiture referred to above and ordered that all the money forfeited to the said Bank be released forthwith to the…

…The reference was a typographical error and the same is amended/corrected to read as 1st to 8th Petitioners. The date of delivery of Ruling is also amended to 29 May 2024 and not 29 June 2024.…

…The aforegoing constitutes the background leading to this reference.…

…In the result we allow the reference. The applicant is granted leave to file his notice of appeal out of time.…

…The advocate was aggrieved and she filed a Reference on 20 December 2023, seeking orders: (i) THAT the Ruling of the Honourable F.…

…The primary grounds in support of the Reference were that the Taxing Officer had erred in law and fact in interpreting paragraph 13(3) of the Advocates Remuneration Order, 1962; in finding that a formal retainer was necessary…