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⚖ ARO 2014 • KES 30,000,000 Advocates (Remuneration) Order, 2014 — Schedule 7 (Subordinate Courts Scale)

ARO Legal Fees on KES 30,000,000 — Schedule 7 — Subordinate / Magistrates' Court Party & Party Scale

Instruction fee and getting-up fee calculation for civil suits in the Chief Magistrates', Senior Principal Magistrates', Principal Magistrates', and Resident Magistrates' Courts. Below is the tier-by-tier statutory calculation for a subject value of KES 30,000,000.

Base Instruction Fee

KES 952,000

Computed across the sliding-scale tiers of Schedule 7 (Magistrates' Court) on KES 30,000,000.

Getting-Up (1/3) & Part B

KES 317,333 / +KES 0

Statutory 1/3 Getting-Up Fee for trial preparation and +50% Part B Advocate-Client uplift.

Total Payable (Inc. 16% VAT)

KES 1,487,426

Includes KES 203,093 VAT (16%) and KES 15,000 estimated court filing & service disbursements.

Tier-by-Tier Statutory Bracket Breakdown

Subject Matter Value: KES 30,000,000

Total: KES 1,487,426
Statutory Sliding Bracket Taxable Slice Scale Rate Bracket Fee
First KES 50,000 KES 50,000 15.0% KES 15,000
Next KES 50,000 (50K – 100K) KES 50,000 10.0% KES 5,000
Next KES 400,000 (100K – 500K) KES 400,000 8.0% KES 32,000
Next KES 500,000 (500K – 1M) KES 500,000 6.0% KES 30,000
Remainder over KES 1,000,000 (up to 20M) KES 29,000,000 3.0% KES 870,000

Key Practice Questions

What is the statutory instruction fee on KES 30,000,000 under Schedule 7 (Magistrates' Court)?

Under Advocates (Remuneration) Order, 2014 — Schedule 7 (Subordinate Courts Scale), the base instruction fee on a subject matter value of KES 30,000,000 is KES 952,000, plus KES 317,333 getting-up fee (where applicable), KES 0 Part B Advocate-Client uplift, and KES 203,093 (16% VAT), totaling KES 1,487,426 inclusive of estimated disbursements.

Can I export a Party-and-Party Bill of Costs for KES 30,000,000?

Yes. Click "Open Interactive ARO Calculator" above to launch the pre-populated calculator for KES 30,000,000 and copy a formatted Bill of Costs / Fee Note schedule.

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