M/S ABUODHA & OMINO ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES
V.
JANE GATHONI MURAYA KANYOTU

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

This is an appeal against the ruling of Kimaru, J. delivered on 1^st November, 2013. A brief background to this appeal is that Abuodha and Omino Associates Advocates, the appellant herein, filed an advocate/client Bill of Costs dated 21^st September 2010. Jane Gathoni Muraya Kanyotu the respondent herein, was the respondent therein. On 9^th October 2012 the taxing officer assessed the advocate-client Bill of Costs at Ksh.22,146,425. The respondent was aggrieved by the taxation and filed a reference vide a chamber summons dated 30^th October 2012 and sought the following orders:-

“1. That the decision of the Deputy Registrar dated 9^th October 2012 be set aside and the Respondent’s Advocate-Client Bill of Costs dated 21 ^st September, 2010 be taxed afresh.

2. That this honourable court be pleased to order that the execution of the decision delivered on 9^th October 2012 be stayed pending the hearing and determination of this application.

3. That the costs of this application…