Karungi & Partners Advocates and Solicitors v Nadya Dimitrova Mileva (Misc. Application No. 0710 of 2025)
Karungi & Partners Advocates and Solicitors v Nadya Dimitrova Mileva (Misc. Application No. 0710 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 78 (29 April 2025)
The court found that the Applicant had probable cause to commence proceedings without the statutory one-month waiting period, as the Respondent was imminently leaving Uganda. An implied retainer existed between the parties, evidenced by instructions, payments, and conduct, despite the absence of a signed written agreement. The Applicant was not entitled to tax a bill for services under the civil suit, as the agreed fees had been substantially paid, but was granted leave to tax the advocate-client bill of costs for services rendered in the mediation cause, which was outside the original scope…
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- Advocate Client Costs
- Taxation Of Costs
- Implied Retainer
- Fee Agreements
- Mediation Settlement
- Professional Remuneration