Otieno, Ragot & Company Advocates v British American Insurance Company [2019] KEHC 18 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT SIAYA

MISC. CIVIL CASE NO. 14’B’ OF 2019

OTIENO, RAGOT & COMPANY ADVOCATES....APPLICANT/ADVOCATE

VERSUS

BRITISH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY......RESPONDENT/CLIENT

RULING

1. The application dated 1/8/2019 by the applicant seeks for judgment in the sum of Kshs. 187,178 only being taxed costs as per Certificate of Taxation dated 22/5/2019.  There is no Reference or Objection filed by the Respondent to challenge the said Taxation and certificate of Taxation.

2. The costs are between Advocate and client.

3. The client has not filed any grounds of opposition or Replying affidavit to oppose the application dated 1/8/2019.

4. In the premises, I hereby allow the application and order that judgment be and is hereby entered in favour of the advocate/applicant against the client/Respondent in the sum of Kshs. 187,178 as per the Certificate of Taxation dated 22/5/2019, together with interest at 14% p.a. until payment in full, from the date of taxation and a decree do issue for the said amount.

5. To bring the matter to a closure, I order that each party shall bear their own costs of the application dated 1/8/2019.

6. Orders accordingly.

Dated, signed, delivered at Siaya this 17th day of September 2019

R.E. ABURILI

JUDGE