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Section 33, Cap 11
Status not yet checkedCap 11, Sierra Leone
(I) On the application made within one month of thedelivery of a bill, of the party chargeable therewith, the Court
shall order that the bill shall be taxed and that no action shall
be commenced thereon until the taxation is completed.
No action of
recovery
until one
month after
delivery of
bill.
Order for
taxation after
delivery of
bill.
102 Cap. 11] Legal Practitioners
(2) If no such application is made within such period, then
on the application either of the barrister and solicitor or of the
party chargeable with the bill, the Court may upon such terms,
if any, as may be considered fit, order-
(a) that the bill shall be taxed;
(b) that upon such taxation the Master shall certify what
shall be found due to or from the barrister and solicitor;
(c) that the Master shall be at liberty to certify specially
any circumstances relating to such bill or taxation as to the
Master shall seem fit;
(d) that until the taxation is complete, no action shall be
commenced on the bill, and any action already commenced
shall be stayed:
Provided that if twelve months have expired from the
delivery of the bill, or if the bill has been paid, no order shall
be made on the application of the party chargeable except
on special circumstances to be proved to the satisfaction of
the Court.
Person 34. Where a trustee, executor or administrator has become
interested in }" bl th b"ll f b . d }" "t h Cproperty may 1a e to pay e 1 o a arnster an so lCl or t e ourt may
apply_ for upon the application of any person interested in any property
taxatwn. f h" h h · d · · h "dout o w 1c t e trustee, executor or a nnmstrator as pa1 or
is entitled to pay, the bill, and upon such terms as may seem
fit, order the bill to be taxed, and may order such payments in
respect of the amount found due to ot by the barrister and
solicitor and in respect of the costs of the taxation, to be made to
or by the applicant or to or by the barrister and solicitor, or
to the executor, administrator or trustee as to the Court may
seem fit.
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