South Africa Case Law

Federated Local and Long Distance Taxi Association and Another v Moses and Another (2479/2025)

Federated Local and Long Distance Taxi Association and Another v Moses and Another (2479/2025) [2025] ZALMPPHC 63 (1 April 2025)

Court

Limpopo High Court, Polokwane

Case number

2479/2025

Judge

Kganyago

The High Court upheld an objection to late opposition in an urgent taxi interdict, granted a final interdict, and ordered costs de bonis propriis against the attorney.

• Urgent Interdict
• Condonation For Late Filing
• Taxi Route Permits
• Professional Conduct Of Attorneys
• Urgent-interdict
• Condonation-for-late-filing

Nene v Road Accident Fund (2012/41577)

Nene v Road Accident Fund (2012/41577) [2022] ZAGPJHC 53 (12 January 2022)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

2012/41577

Judge

S E Weiner

The High Court criticised the plaintiff’s attorney for unexplained delays and an inflated amendment, and referred the conduct to the Legal Practice Council.

• Contingency Fee Act
• Professional Conduct Of Attorneys
• Amendment Of Claim
• Road Accident Fund Claims
• Road-accident-fund
• Contingency-fees-act

Van der Walt v Murray and Another (2554/2019)

Van der Walt v Murray and Another (2554/2019) [2019] ZAFSHC 169 (10 September 2019)

Court

Free State High Court, Bloemfontein

Case number

2554/2019

Judge

Naidoo

The court found that the conduct of the applicant’s attorney, Mr Senekal, was negligent, unreasonable, and lacking in diligence. He failed to comply with court orders, rules, and practice directives, did not file required affidavits or heads of argument, and ignored repeated warnings regarding costs. His correspondence was discourteous and dismissive of both the respondents and the court’s procedures. The litigation was unnecessarily protracted, causing wasted costs to the insolvent estate and its creditors. The court held that the respondents and the estate should not bear the burden of thes…

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• Costs De Bonis Propriis
• Attorney And Own Client Costs
• Withdrawal Of Application
• Practice Directives
• Professional Conduct Of Attorneys

M and Others v Wim Krynauw Incorporated and Others (41450/2017)

M and Others v Wim Krynauw Incorporated and Others (41450/2017) [2018] ZAGPJHC 489 (19 September 2018)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

41450/2017

Judge

Windell

The court declared a contingency fee agreement invalid, ordered taxation of attorney-and-own-client costs, amended a trust deed, and referred child-welfare concerns for investigation.

• Contingency Fee Agreement
• Attorney And Client Bill Of Costs
• Trust Deed Amendment
• Fiduciary Duties
• Professional Conduct Of Attorneys
• Taxation Of Costs