Karibuni Security Services CC v Matsepe NO and Others (1966/2012)
Karibuni Security Services CC v Matsepe NO and Others (1966/2012) [2020] ZANCHC 77 (30 October 2020)
The court found that although the COVID-19 infection of the applicant's main witness was an unfortunate event, the applicant's attorneys failed to timeously and explicitly inform the respondents of the witness's medical condition. The delay in bringing the application for postponement resulted in the respondents incurring unnecessary costs in preparing for the trial. The court held that the applicant's conduct justified a wasted costs order against it, but not on a punitive scale nor including costs for senior counsel. The applicant's own tender of wasted costs further indicated acceptance of…
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- Wasted Costs
- Postponement Of Trial
- Judicial Discretion On Costs
- Covid19 Trial Disruption