National Medical Stores and Another v Magezi (Taxation Cause No.2 of 2014; Taxation Cause No.4 of 2014)
National Medical Stores and Another v Magezi (Taxation Cause No.2 of 2014; Taxation Cause No.4 of 2014) [2015] EACJ 114 (7 September 2015) (First Instance Division)
The court held that the applicants, having been wrongly impleaded as interested parties and subsequently withdrawn from the reference, are entitled to costs as a matter of law and prior judicial determination. The objection to representation and procurement was overruled, as the applicants complied with procedural requirements for legal representation. The court exercised its discretion to determine reasonable instruction fees, rejecting the applicants' reliance on the subject matter value and instead considering the actual work done, the stage at which the applicants were removed, and the ne…
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- Taxation Of Costs
- Wrongful Impleading
- Instruction Fees
- Party And Party Costs