RULING OF THE COURT
[1] A brief synopsis of this application is that before the relationship between Celestine Mwende Munene (applicant) and Henry Athimba Kurauka (respondent) went awry, it was that of an advocate/client. That was when the respondent represented the applicant in a suit filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court Cause No. 2365 of 2013. It seems that the respondent did not represent the applicant throughout the proceeding but the suit was eventually decided in favour of the applicant as she was awarded a total sum of Ksh 1,250,000 with interest and costs vide a judgment dated 5th August, 2018. This relationship seems to have broken down leading to the respondent withdrawing from acting for the applicant and the record shows that there was a flurry of actions. Among them was an advocate/client bill of costs filed by the respondent against the applicant which was taxed on 28th September, 2016 at Ksh.240,520. Following this award of costs the respondent filed a …