ARO Legal Fees on KES 300,000,000 — 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 300,000,000.
KES 9,052,000
Computed across the sliding-scale tiers of Schedule 7 (Magistrates' Court) on KES 300,000,000.
KES 3,017,333 / +KES 0
Statutory 1/3 Getting-Up Fee for trial preparation and +50% Part B Advocate-Client uplift.
KES 14,015,426
Includes KES 1,931,093 VAT (16%) and KES 15,000 estimated court filing & service disbursements.
Tier-by-Tier Statutory Bracket Breakdown
Subject Matter Value: KES 300,000,000
| 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 299,000,000 | 3.0% | KES 8,970,000 |
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Key Practice Questions
Under Advocates (Remuneration) Order, 2014 — Schedule 7 (Subordinate Courts Scale), the base instruction fee on a subject matter value of KES 300,000,000 is KES 9,052,000, plus KES 3,017,333 getting-up fee (where applicable), KES 0 Part B Advocate-Client uplift, and KES 1,931,093 (16% VAT), totaling KES 14,015,426 inclusive of estimated disbursements.
Yes. Click "Open Interactive ARO Calculator" above to launch the pre-populated calculator for KES 300,000,000 and copy a formatted Bill of Costs / Fee Note schedule.
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