Kinyua & Maingi Advocates v Trident Insurance Limited

Kinyua & Maingi Advocates v Trident Insurance Limited (Miscellaneous Civil Case E1234 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 10673 (KLR) (Civ) (22 July 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10673 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL CASE E1234 OF 2023 SIFUNA NIXON, J JULY 22, 2025 BETWEEN KINYUA & MAINGI ADVOCATES ...................................................... APPLICANT AND TRIDENT INSURANCE LIMITED .................................................. RESPONDENT RULING 1. This is an Application by an Advocate, under Section 51(2) of the Advocates Act; for judgment to be entered against Client/Respondent for the sum of Ksh 100,871= as per the Certificate of Costs issued on 12th February 2025, by Hon. E. Wambo (Taxing Officer), upon taxation of the Advocate-Client Bill of Costs. 2. The Respondent has not filed any response to the Application. The same is therefore unopposed. 3. There being a valid Certificate of Taxation, and there being no denial of instructions or retained. I hereby allow the Application, in terms that judgement is hereby entered for the Applicant against the Respondent for the sum of Ksh100,871= in terms of the said Certificate of Taxation. 4. The Applicant is hereby awarded interest or there is sum at the rate of 14% per annum, from the date of taxation until payment in full. 5. The Applicant shall also have the costs of this Application. Which costs are hereby assessed at Ksh10,000=. 6. A decree shall issue. DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI ON THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY 2025. PROF (DR) NIXON SIFUNA https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/10673/eng@2025-07-22 1

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