Masweneng Attorneys and Another v Makwela M.P.Attorneys and Others (1326/2014) [2024] ZALMPPHC 120 (30 September 2024)

Masweneng Attorneys and Another v Makwela M.P.Attorneys and Others (1326/2014) [2024] ZALMPPHC 120 (30 September 2024)

The court found that the applicants failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay in challenging the taxed bill of costs. Documentary evidence indicated that notice of taxation was delivered, and the applicants were aware of the taxed bill as of 26 October 2016. The delay of almost one year was not...

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Citation
[2024] ZALMPPHC 120
Parties
Applicant: Masweneng Attorneys; Applicant: Jan Tshepo Gololo; Respondent: Makwela M.P. Attorneys; Respondent: The Taxing Master; Respondent: The Road Accident Fund
Court
Limpopo High Court, Polokwane
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
30 September 2024
Case Number
1326/2014
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Application for Condonation for Late Filing of Rescission/review of Taxation Order
Outcome
Application for condonation dismissed with costs.
Judges
J.T. Ngobeni
Legal Topics
Review of Taxation, Condonation, Rescission of Judgment, Uniform Rules of Court, Costs Taxation
Civil Procedure Review of Taxation Condonation Rescission of Judgment Uniform Rules of Court Costs Taxation

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Parties

Masweneng Attorneys

Applicant

Jan Tshepo Gololo

Applicant

Makwela M.P. Attorneys

Respondent

The Taxing Master

Respondent

The Road Accident Fund

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Review Application / Application for Condonation for Late Filing of Rescission/review of Taxation Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether condonation should be granted for the late filing of the application for rescission or review of the taxed bill of costs.
  2. 2 Whether the applicants provided a reasonable explanation for the delay in challenging the taxed bill of costs.
  3. 3 Whether the interests of justice require condonation to be granted despite lack of prospects of success.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay in challenging the taxed bill of costs. Documentary evidence indicated that notice of taxation was delivered, and the applicants were aware of the taxed bill as of 26 October 2016. The delay of almost one year was not justified, and the explanation that the applicants were waiting for proof of service was not credible, as such information could have been obtained from the court file. The court held that there were no prospects of success in the application for condonation and that the interests of justice did not require condonation to be granted. Consequently, the application for condonation...

Court Disposition

Application for condonation dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The application for condonation is dismissed with costs.