Azim Suleman Premji versus Dr Aman Walid Kaborou; Taxation ReferenceNo 14 of 1995: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported)
- Taxation for Cost
- Bill of costs – whether a taxing officer of the Court of Appeal can tax costs arising from matters in the High Court
Held:-
(i) Taxing officer of the Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to tax costs arising from matters in the High Court. The correct procedure is to present separately two bills of costs, one in respect of those arising in the High Court and the other in respect of those arising in the Court of Appeal and the same to be taxed Separately by the taxing officers of the respective Courts, with the appeal or reference, if any, lying to a judge of the High Court and to a single judge of the Court of Appeal respectively.
(ii) When an advocate is retained to represent a client in both the High Court and Court of Appeal then both bill of costs should be taxed in the High Court in accordance with the Advocates Remuneration and Taxation of Costs Rules.