Mburu Kariuki & Co. Advocates v Invesco Assurance Co. Ltd [2019] KEHC 8328 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT MOMBASA

MISC. APPLICATION NO. 108 OF 2019

MBURU KARIUKI & CO. ADVOCATES...................................................APPLICANT

VERSUS

INVESCO ASSURANCE CO. LTD...........................................................RESPONDENT

R U L I N G

1.  For purposes of efficient use of judicial time, the 70 files identified and enumerated at Prayer 1 of the Notice of Motion are consolidated with this file.

2. There being certificates of taxation duly issued against which no challenge has been made and thus have become final, and in the absence of a dispute as to retainer, I do enter judgment for the Advocate/Applicant in the aggregate sum of Kshs.6,101,041. 00 with interest thereon at court rates from the date today till payment in full.

3. Let this order be extracted and placed in each of the files and all the 71 files be put together to avoid any confusion.

4. This being a matter involving an advocate/client bill of costs in which no further taxation may be undertaken and taking into account the need to achieve affordable costs of litigation, I award to the Advocate/Applicant the costs of these proceeding which I assess in the sum of Kshs.10,000. 00 all inclusive.

Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 25th day of March 2019.

P.J.O. OTIENO

JUDGE