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SIMON MARA KHATE
V.
ANNET MULAMASI & CO. ADVOCATES

(2019) JELR 93488 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 Jan 2019 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 25 of 2016
Judges:Erastus Mwaniki Githinji, Hannah Magondi Okwengu, Jamila Mohammed
Location:Eldoret
Other Citations:Simon Mara Khate v. Annet Mulamasi & Co. Advocates [2019] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

[1] Simon Mara Khate, the appellant herein, is aggrieved by the decision and orders made by a Deputy Registrar in Bungoma High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 125 of 2014 on the 25th of November, 2015. The order was made by the Deputy Registrar in his capacity as a taxing officer under the Advocates Remuneration Order following an application made by the respondent for the advocate’s client bill of cost in Bungoma HCC No. 74 of 2010; Bungoma HCC No. 8 of 2012 and Kimilili SRMCC No. 73 of 2011 to be taxed by the honourable court and a ruling on 8th July, 2015 assessing the advocate client bill of costs at Kshs.120,370/=, 63,095/= and 20,745/= respectively.

[2] Thereafter, the appellant sought a review of the taxation but the application was dismissed with costs on 5th August, 2015. As a result, the respondent filed a supplementary bill of costs dated 6th August, 2015, in regard to the costs awarded to the respondent on 5th August, 2015, and the Deputy Registrar,…

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