Sign in
South Africa Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

South Africa Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
3 court collections
Last checked

South Africa decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Family And Children [2021] ZAGPJHC 605

M v M (32624/2015)

M v M (32624/2015) [2021] ZAGPJHC 605 (22 October 2021)

The High Court dismissed a Rule 43(6) urgent application for a further divorce-cost contribution, finding the claim late, inflated, and unsupported.

  • Rule 43 Costs Contribution
  • Divorce Proceedings
  • Urgent Applications
  • Quantum Of Costs
  • Financial Disclosure
  • Rule-43
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2018] ZAGPPHC 418

Meyerdicks v Road Accident Fund (3526/2014)

Meyerdicks v Road Accident Fund (3526/2014) [2018] ZAGPPHC 418 (4 June 2018)

The court held that the Administration of Estates Act did not govern a trustee’s claim for Road Accident Fund-related trust costs and ordered payment.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • Trust Property Control Act
  • Administration Of Estates Act
  • Quantum Of Costs
  • Undertaking Enforcement
  • Road-accident-fund
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2008] ZAWCHC 311

Borman and Hay Ward Inc v Meridian Bay Restaurant (Pty) Ltd (16884/2008)

Borman and Hay Ward Inc v Meridian Bay Restaurant (Pty) Ltd (16884/2008) [2008] ZAWCHC 311 (3 December 2008)

The court found that the defendant did not dispute the engagement of the applicant's services and that significant costs were incurred as a result. The only dispute raised concerned the quantum of costs, which is properly determined by the taxing master. The defendant's assertion that the taxing master was obliged to tax at the High Court tariff was unsupported by any factual basis in the affidavit. The absence of a signed fee mandate did not constitute a defence sufficient to resist summary judgment. The court concluded that there was no reasonable prospect that another court would reach a d…

  • Summary Judgment
  • Defence On Affidavit
  • Quantum Of Costs
  • Taxing Master Jurisdiction
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

South Africa decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.