ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Advocates (Remuneration) Order
60. Judge may certify for costs of Queen’s Counsel and Junior Counsel
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
60. Judge may certify for costs of Queen’s Counsel and Junior Counsel
(1)In any cause or matter where an order for costs is made in favour of a party whose case has been conducted or led by one of Her Majesty’s Counsel, additional costs provided in Schedule 6 shall be allowed if the judge at the trial or on delivery of judgment shall have certified under his hand that the employment of Queen’s Counsel was reasonable and proper having regard, in the case of a plaintiff, to the amount recovered or paid in settlement or the relief awarded or the nature, importance or difficulty of the case, and, in the case of a defendant, having regard to the amount sued for or the relief claimed or the nature, importance or difficulty of the case.(2)A certificate for Queen’s Counsel (with or without Junior Counsel) may be granted notwithstanding that he is a member of the firm of advocates by whom he was instructed.(3)A certificate for Junior Counsel (with or without Queen’s Counsel) may be granted notwithstanding that he is a member or employee of the firm of advocates by whom he was instructed.