Pillay and Another v Sewlal N.O and Others (163/2022) [2024] ZATC 8 (31 July 2024)
Court
Tax Court
Case number
163/2022
Judge
Mabindla-Boqwana JA
The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed a review of taxation, upholding perusal fees for correspondent attorneys and finding no basis to interfere with the Taxing Master.
Jorian Construction CC v Kopanong Local Municipality and Another (1081/2017) [2019] ZAFSHC 175 (3 October 2019)
Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
1081/2017
Judge
M A Mathebula
The court found that the applicant was not in litigation with the other bidders and that perusal of their tender documents was unnecessary and unreasonable. The documents were not placed before the court nor formed part of the bundles, and the relevant information was contained in the Evaluation Report and Committee minutes. The taxing mistress correctly exercised her discretion in disallowing the perusal fees, as the party and party scale does not provide for such costs in this context. The applicant's attorneys may recover the perusal fees from their client, but not from the respondent unde…