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Thabazimbi Air Compressors (Pty) Ltd v ACDC Winding (Pty) Ltd (39556/2020) [2025] ZAGPPHC 532 (22 May 2025)
The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a taxed bill of costs and compel documents, holding the applicant used the wrong procedure and PAIA did not apply.
Dlwathi v Taxing Master and Others (2021/51100) [2025] ZAGPJHC 250 (10 March 2025)
The High Court dismissed a review of a taxing master’s ruling, holding the applicant had not followed Rule 48 procedure and that taxation was not stopped by appeal proceedings.
Sindor v Road Accident Fund (826432/017) [2024] ZAGPPHC 917 (5 September 2024)
The High Court dismissed a review of taxation and confirmed the taxing master’s reduction of shuttle-service disbursements in a Road Accident Fund costs bill.
South African Board of Sheriffs v Cibe (000219/2023) [2024] ZAGPJHC 583 (21 June 2024)
The High Court partly upheld a review of wasted-costs taxation, reducing reservation and collapse fees but allowing reasonable preparation fees.
Framatome v Eskom Holdings Soc Limited (357/2021) [2024] ZATC 9 (28 February 2024)
The court held that the Taxing Master erred in disallowing the foreign attorneys' fees solely due to the absence of a certificate from the foreign jurisdiction. The Grindlays case does not establish an absolute requirement for such certificates; rather, it allows the Taxing Master to scrutinise foreign bills as vouchers and to request further information to assess reasonableness. The absence of a certificate does not preclude assessment, but it is desirable for verification to be obtained from an independent third party with expertise in the foreign billing system. The matter was remitted to…
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Ebundu (Pty) Ltd v Blake and Others (2135/2021) [2024] ZAMPMBHC 11; 2024 (5) SA 197 (MM) (16 February 2024)
The High Court dismissed a review of a taxed bill of costs, holding that a party who received notice but chose not to oppose cannot use Rule 53 instead of Rule 48.
Phillps v Bradbury and Another (15570/13) [2024] ZAWCHC 27 (7 February 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to refer a Rule 48 review to oral evidence, holding the dispute was mainly legal and could be decided without factual testimony.
Diobuzz (Pty) Ltd and Others v Mvumbi NO (2021/13229) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1228 (27 October 2023)
The High Court dismissed a review of a taxing master’s rulings on several bill-of-costs items, finding no basis to interfere with the discretion exercised.
Pillay v Body Corporate of Dumbarton Oaks (2021/11082) [2023] ZAGPJHC 647 (6 June 2023)
The High Court dismissed a review of a Taxing Master’s costs ruling, holding that costs for a condonation application were properly included as part of the urgent application.
JB Scott Attorneys v Tetani (Review) [2023] ZAGPPHC 358; 36381/2019 (26 May 2023)
The court found that the taxing master was correct to disregard the contingency fee agreement, as the court order in the main action explicitly recorded that no such agreement existed between the plaintiff and her attorneys. The taxing master properly taxed the bill of costs on a party and party basis, in accordance with the prescribed tariff. The applicant's reliance on the contingency fee agreement was misplaced, and the taxing master's refusal to allow a surcharge or higher fee was justified. The review failed on both grounds, and the court saw no reason to interfere with the taxing master…
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