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Civil Procedure [2009] ZASCA 15

Melamed & Hurwitz Incorporated v Goldberg (686/07)

Melamed & Hurwitz Incorporated v Goldberg (686/07) [2009] ZASCA 15 (19 March 2009)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
686/07
Judges
Streicher, Mthiyane, Lewis, Mhlantla, Leach

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that an attorney’s agreed R450,000 fee was extortionate and void because the client had been overreached.

  • Attorney Fees
  • Overreaching
  • Fee Agreement Voidness
  • Law Society Assessment
  • Attorney-fees
  • Fee-agreement-voidness
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