South Africa Case Law

W v W (80907/2015)

W v W (80907/2015) [2017] ZAGPPHC 262 (27 March 2017)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

80907/2015

Judge

R G Tolmay

The Court found that the Taxing Master erred in applying the limitations of Rule 43(7) and (8) to the costs of the Rule 43 application, as the Court order explicitly dispensed with those limitations for both attorney and client and party and party costs. Furthermore, the Taxing Master incorrectly included items relating to the amendment of particulars of claim as part of the Rule 43 application, which should not have been taxed as such. The Taxing Master also lacked discretion to disallow reasonable disbursements in an attorney and client bill. Consequently, the determination by the Taxing Ma…

Source excerpt

• Taxation Of Costs
• Rule 43 Limitations
• Attorney And Client Costs
• Party And Party Costs

A.G v D.S.G and Another (59992/2016)

A.G v D.S.G and Another (59992/2016) [2016] ZAGPPHC 710 (16 August 2016)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

59992/2016

Judge

C.P. Rabie

The court dismissed an urgent custody application, ordered the children to remain with the father, and allowed the mother only supervised contact pending evaluation.

• Custody Dispute
• Interim Care Order
• Supervised Contact
• Psychological Evaluation
• Rule 43 Limitations
• Custody-dispute