Uganda Case Law

Tabu v Langi

Tabu v Langi (MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION No. 0023 OF 2017) [2017] UGHCCD 95 (20 July 2017)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION No. 0023 OF 2017

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The court found that although the applicant failed to provide proof of proper service of an itemised bill of costs as required by section 58(2) of The Advocates Act, this procedural lapse does not bar the court from granting an order for taxation of the advocate/client bill of costs. The statutory provisions governing the recovery and taxation of advocate/client costs are procedural rather than jurisdictional, and the absence of strict compliance with section 57 does not extinguish the advocate's right to seek taxation. The court distinguished between the commencement of a suit for recovery o…

Source excerpt

• Advocate Client Costs
• Taxation Of Costs
• Service Of Bill Of Costs
• Procedural Requirements
• Remuneration Of Advocates

Peter Jogo Tabu & Co. Advocates v Waco

Peter Jogo Tabu & Co. Advocates v Waco (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 0030 of 2009) [2016] UGHCCD 68 (13 October 2016)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 0030 of 2009

The High Court allowed an application to tax an advocate-client bill of costs, holding that lack of strict proof of prior service did not bar taxation.

• Advocate Client Costs
• Taxation Of Costs
• Service Of Bill Of Costs
• Procedural Compliance
• Burden Of Proof
• Fee Disputes