Owiti, Otieno Ragot Advocates v Equator Bottlers Ltd [2022] KEHC 15536 (KLR)

Owiti, Otieno Ragot Advocates v Equator Bottlers Ltd (Miscellaneous Civil Cause E110 of 2021) [2022] KEHC 15536 (KLR) (16 November 2022) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 15536 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Miscellaneous Civil Cause E110 of 2021

RE Aburili, J

November 16, 2022

Between

Owiti, Otieno Ragot Advocates

Applicant

and

Equator Bottlers Ltd

Respondent

(Arising from Professional Services rendered by the Applicant for the Respondent in the Original Kisumu CMCC No 425 of 2019)

Ruling

1. The application dated January 27, 2022 was served on the respondent as per the affidavit of Service filed in court on February 7, 2022.

2. There is no response filed. The taxation of costs was also undertaken exparte after the respondent failed to file any response or to appear to defend the same. There is no evidence of any reference filed to challenge the certificate of taxation.

3. In the premises, I hereby enter judgment for the applicant/advocate against the respondent/client in the sum of Kshs 415,796. 02 as taxed and contained in the Certificate of Taxation dated September 30, 2021.

4. The taxed costs shall attract interest of 14% p.a from 15th May 2021.

5. Decree to issue forthwith.

6. Each party to bear their own costs of the application dated 27th January 2022.

7. I so order.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 16THDAY OF NOVEMBER 2022R. E. ABURILIJUDGE