The Advocates (Remuneration) Order
68. Advocate of insolvent petitioner to give credit for deposit towards costs
68. Advocate of insolvent petitioner to give credit for deposit towards costs
An advocate in the matter of an insolvency petition presented by the insolvent himself shall, in his bill of costs, give credit for such sum or security, if any, as he may have received from the debtor, as a deposit on account of the costs and expenses to be incurred in and about the filing and prosecution of such petition; and the amount of any such deposit shall be deducted by the taxing officer in arriving at the amount for which his certificate of taxation issues.Source: Kenya Law