Otieno, Ragot & Co. Advocates v County Government of Kisumu [2023] KEHC 19104 (KLR)

Otieno, Ragot & Co. Advocates v County Government of Kisumu (Miscellaneous Civil Application E115 of 2021) [2023] KEHC 19104 (KLR) (19 June 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 19104 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Miscellaneous Civil Application E115 of 2021

RE Aburili, J

June 19, 2023

Between

Otieno, Ragot & Co. Advocates

Applicant

and

County Government of Kisumu

Respondent

(Arising from the professional services rendered by the Applicant/Advocate for the Respondent/Client in original matter Kisumu HCCC No. 139 of 2004)

Ruling

1. This ruling determines an application arising out of a taxation of a bill of costs between advocate and client. As there is no Reference filed challenging the Advocate/Client Certificate of Costs as per the taxation of April 14, 2022, I hereby allow the application dated November 10, 2022 and enter Judgment for the Advocate in the sum of Kshs.174,541. 88 against the Client as taxed on 6th May 2022 plus interest at 14% p.a from December 24, 2015 until payment in full, noting that the Advocate served the Bill before action.

2. Decree to issue for the taxed costs and interest.

3. Each party to bear their own costs of the application dated November 10, 2022.

4. I so order.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 17TH DAY OF MAY, 2023R. E. ABURILIJUDGE