[2024] KEHC 13810 (KLR)
The court found that the application for adoption of the certificate of taxation was unopposed, there was no reference filed to challenge the certificate, and there was no dispute as to retainer. In such circumstances, the law permits the court to adopt the certificate of taxation as its judgment for the taxed...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 13810 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Muma Nyagaka & Co Advocates; Respondent: Occidential Insurance Company Limited
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Application E072 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Unopposed Application for Adoption of Certificate of Taxation as Judgment
- Outcome
- application allowed; certificate of taxation adopted as judgment for the advocate; interest awarded; execution permitted in default of settlement
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Taxation of Costs, Advocate Client Costs, Certificate of Taxation, Conversion to Judgment
- Source Language
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Parties
Muma Nyagaka & Co Advocates
Applicant
Occidential Insurance Company Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Unopposed Application for Adoption of Certificate of Taxation as Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the certificate of taxation should be adopted as judgment of the court in the absence of a reference or opposition.
- 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to interest on the taxed costs from the date of taxation.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the application for adoption of the certificate of taxation was unopposed, there was no reference filed to challenge the certificate, and there was no dispute as to retainer. In such circumstances, the law permits the court to adopt the certificate of taxation as its judgment for the taxed costs. The court further held that the applicant is entitled to interest on the taxed costs at court rates from the date of taxation until payment in full. The orders sought were therefore granted as prayed, with directions for service and execution in default of settlement.
Court Disposition
application allowed; certificate of taxation adopted as judgment for the advocate; interest awarded; execution permitted in default of settlement
Orders
- The certificate of taxation dated 20/6/2024 is adopted as judgment of the court for advocate/client costs in the sum of Kshs.223,994 against the respondent.
- The taxed costs of Kshs.223,994 shall earn interest at court rates from the date of taxation until payment in full.
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Muma Nyagaka & Co Advocates v Occidential Insurance Company Limited (Miscellaneous Application E072 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 13810 (KLR) (7 November 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 13810 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Application E072 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
November 7, 2024
Between
Muma Nyagaka & Co Advocates
Advocate
and
Occidential Insurance Company Limited
Client
(An application for adoption of certificate of taxation in an advocate/ client costs matter following legal representation in Nyando PMCC 10 of 2015)
Ruling
1. The application dated 19th July 2024 was served upon the Respondent’s counsel on 8th October 2024 as per the filed affidavit of service dated 8th October 2024.
2. The directions and orders of this court made on 26th September 2024 were also served upon the Respondent’s counsel who attended the taxation before the Deputy Registrar and took the Ruling on taxation on 20th June 2024.
3. The Respondent is absent and there is no Reference filed to challenge the certificate of taxation issued on 11th July 2024. There is also no dispute as to retainer and neither is there any position to the application for conversion of the certificate of taxation into judgment of this court.
4. Accordingly, the application dated 19th July 2024 which is not opposed is hereby allowed as follows:-1. The Certificate of taxation dated 20/6/2024 issued pursuant to the Ruling dated 20th June 2024 is adopted as Judgment of this court on advocate/client costs, entering Judgment for the advocate in the sum of Kshs.223,994 against the Client/Respondent.2. The taxed costs of Kshs.223,994 shall earn interest at court rates from date of taxation until payment in full.3. Decree to issue for the said taxed costs.4. Each party to bear their own costs of the application dated 19th July 2024. 5.The Applicant/Advocate to serve this Ruling and Decree upon the Client/Respondent giving it 14 days to settle and in default, execution to issue.6. Mention before the Deputy Registrar on 28th November 2024 to confirm settlement of the decretal sum.
5. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE