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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPJHC 985

Mfazi v Z and Z Ngogodo Inc. Attorneys (2023/126346)

Mfazi v Z and Z Ngogodo Inc. Attorneys (2023/126346) [2024] ZAGPJHC 985 (2 October 2024)

Opposed summary judgment application over payment of taxed legal fees was refused after the court found a genuine dispute about the fee agreement and when payment became due.

  • Summary Judgment
  • Taxed Costs
  • Legal Practitioners Fees
  • Allocatur
  • Contractual Entitlement
  • Summary-judgment
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAKZPHC 62

Dodd N.O and Others v Duff (7789/2019P)

Dodd N.O and Others v Duff (7789/2019P) [2024] ZAKZPHC 62 (7 August 2024)

The High Court refused condonation for late heads of argument, set aside a taxing master’s allocatur and writ, and sent the bill of costs back for opposed taxation.

  • Condonation
  • Taxation Of Costs
  • Rescission Of Allocatur
  • Practice Directives
  • Authority Of Attorney
  • Taxation-of-costs
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Civil Procedure [2014] ZAGPPHC 1045

Van Der Merwe N.O v MEC for Health, Gauteng and Others (15360/2009)

Van Der Merwe N.O v MEC for Health, Gauteng and Others (15360/2009) [2014] ZAGPPHC 1045 (11 December 2014)

The High Court set aside a wrongly taxed bill of costs, finding it had been taxed on the wrong scale contrary to the court order, and ordered taxation de novo.

  • Taxation Of Costs
  • Attorney And Own Client Scale
  • Review Of Allocatur
  • Rescission Application
  • Taxation-of-costs
  • Attorney-and-own-client-costs
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Civil Procedure [2014] ZAFSHC 181

Van Biljon v Rautenbach (877/2014)

Van Biljon v Rautenbach (877/2014) [2014] ZAFSHC 181 (3 September 2014)

The court reviewed a taxing master’s refusal to proceed with taxation after an alleged settlement, set the ruling aside, and remitted the bill for taxation.

  • Taxation Of Costs
  • Review Of Taxing Master
  • Rule 48 Procedure
  • Allocatur Requirement
  • Taxation-of-costs
  • Review-of-taxing-master
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Civil Procedure [1999] ZAGPHC 6

Anderson v Integrated Health Technologies Ltd (98/26077)

Anderson v Integrated Health Technologies Ltd (98/26077) [1999] ZAGPHC 6 (13 May 1999)

Interlocutory ruling on whether a Law Society allocatur is prima facie proof of reasonable attorney’s fees in a non-litigious fee dispute.

  • Attorney Fees
  • Allocatur
  • Reasonableness Of Fees
  • Contractual Terms
  • Attorney-fees
  • Reasonableness-of-fees
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