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High Court commercial reference challenging taxation of costs was dismissed. The court upheld instruction fees, attendance fees, and transport costs as within the applicable scales.
Commercial reference partly allowed on taxation of costs; instruction fees were varied, while other complaints about attendance, disbursements, and witness expenses failed.
The Taxing Officer exercised her discretion judiciously in awarding instruction fees based on the amount that proceeded to full trial and the complexity of the matter. However, court attendance fees should have been taxed off as they are included within instruction fees.
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The High Court refused to interfere with a taxing officer’s award of costs, holding that the fees were justified by the work, complexity, and documents involved.
The High Court partly allowed a reference against taxation, reducing the instruction fee by Tshs. 1,000,000 while upholding court attendance costs.
The High Court taxed a bill of costs after dismissal of a civil suit, applying the Advocates Remuneration and Taxation of Costs Rules 1991 to reduce instruction and attendance fees.
The bill of costs was granted as filed because the respondent only sought reduction and did not object to any specific item, and the court found the amount minimal and reasonable.
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