Otieno, Yogo, Ojuro & Company Advocates v County Government of Kisumu [2024] KEHC 11103 (KLR)

Otieno, Yogo, Ojuro & Company Advocates v County Government of Kisumu (Miscellaneous Civil Application E056 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 11103 (KLR) (23 September 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 11103 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Miscellaneous Civil Application E056 of 2023

RE Aburili, J

September 23, 2024

Between

Otieno, Yogo, Ojuro & Company Advocates

Applicant

and

County Government of Kisumu

Respondent

(Arising from the legal services rendered by the Applicant/Advocate to the Respondent/Client in Kisumu HCCA No. 39 of 2020)

Ruling

1. The Applicant/Advocate’s application is dated 10th June 2024. The advocate seeks for an order entering judgment for the advocate against the client in terms of the certificate of costs issued on 5th March 2024 in the sum of Kshs.180,375 with costs of this application and interest at 14% p.a from 25th September 2023.

2. There is no response to the application. There is however no evidence that the bill was served pursuant to Rule 7 of the Advocates Remuneration Order to attract interest at 14% p.a from the stated date.

3. The bill is dated 15th May 2023 and was taxed on 25th September 2023. The Respondent was served on 22nd July 2024.

4. I allow the application dated 10th June 2024. I enter judgment for the Applicant in the sum of Kshs.180,375 as taxed on 25th September 2023 and order that decree do issue.

5. Interest shall accrue on the taxed costs at 14% p.a from 22nd July 2024.

6. I make no orders as to costs of the application dated 10th June 2024.

7. Mention before the Deputy Registrar on 14th October 2024.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE