Advocates Remuneration Order calculator
The scale fee is a floor, not a suggestion. Enter the value and get the minimum instruction fee under the Order, with every step of the arithmetic and the paragraph it came from.
What this does not know
This computes the scale fee from the value you type. It does not know what the value of the subject matter is in your matter, and that is usually the argument. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 lets the taxing officer increase or reduce the fee for the nature and importance of the cause, the interest of the parties and the conduct of the proceedings. Suits for possession of premises and specific performance of leases are valued by a separate rule. Attendance, perusal, drawing and service items are charged on top and are not computed here. Treat the result as the floor to argue up from, not as a taxed bill.
What the scales pay, side by side
Ordinary defended suit, no certificate. The two court columns are advocate and client minimums, which is what you bill; what the losing side pays is two thirds of it. The conveyancing column is the fee on a sale or purchase of the same value, payable to each side's advocate.
| Value | High Court, Sch 6 B | Subordinate court, Sch 7 B | Sale or purchase, Sch 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KES 500,000 | KES 112,500 | KES 97,500 | KES 35,000 |
| KES 2 million | KES 210,000 | KES 180,000 | KES 40,000 |
| KES 20 million | KES 750,000 | KES 855,000 | KES 325,000 |
| KES 100 million | KES 2,550,000 | KES 3,855,000 | KES 1,525,000 |
| KES 500 million | KES 11,550,000 | KES 18,855,000 | KES 5,900,000 |
Stop computing scales. Start billing them.
Inside LawFirmly the scale fee is computed from the matter's own value, written into the fee note with VAT and a sequential number, and posted to the client ledger. The working travels with it, so the bill is ready for taxation the day it is drawn.
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