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Cost Reduction Strategies in Legal Cost Consulting

Organisations are increasingly turning to legal cost consulting to manage and minimise their legal expenses. By implementing effective cost reduction strategies, businesses can streamline legal processes, identify areas of overspending, negotiate better rates with legal service providers, and ultimately reduce overall legal costs. Key methods for improving efficiency and achieving savings include leveraging technology, reassessing […]

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The Future of Legal Cost Consulting: Setting a New Standard

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The legal industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the emergence of a new standard in legal cost consulting. As organizations seek more cost-effective and efficient ways to manage their legal expenses, the future of legal cost consulting is becoming increasingly vital. This evolution is driving the need for innovative strategies and technologies to streamline

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When Can Disbursements Be Challenged – And How?

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Navigating the realm of disbursements can be a complex process, often fraught with challenges and uncertainties. Understanding when disbursements can be challenged is crucial for ensuring fairness and transparency in financial transactions. In this guide, we will delve into the various scenarios where disbursements may come under scrutiny and explore the mechanisms through which such

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Are costs for collecting evidence and settlement discussions with counsel considered party and party costs?

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In Meer v Taxing Master and Another 1967 (4) SA 652 (D), the court, in reviewing a taxation, had to assess whether the taxing master was correct in disallowing certain items in the bill of costs. The specific items include costs in respect of instructing claims investigators before the issue of summons, to investigate the

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Recovering costs for waiting in court and the true test for delivery rather than post

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In Linton & Co v Assistant Taxing Master 1972 (2) SA 550 (D), two main points were considered by the court in the review of a taxation. First, the court had to consider the rules relating to the fees recoverable for the time spent by an attorney waiting in court for matters to be called.

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The meaning and purpose of Rule 48(1) of the Uniform Rules of Court

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In Fourie v The Taxing Master and Another 1983 (4) SA 210 (O), the court gave an accurate interpretation of the meaning and scope of Rule 48(1) of the Uniform Rules of Court. Rule 48(1) requires the taxing master to state a case for the decision of a Judge, which case sets out each item

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Limiting the sheriffs’ fees for service on multiple parties

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In Deputy Sheriff, East London v The Taxing Master 1990 (3) SA 282 (E), the court was tasked with determining, among other things, whether the deputy sheriff was entitled to claim a fee for effecting service on multiple respondents or whether a singular fee was only permitted in light of the respondents being, based on

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Taxing a bill of costs in the face of a conflict of a fixed fee arrangement

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In Composting Engineering (Pty) Ltd v The Taxing Master 1985 (3) SA 249 (C), Judge Berman reaffirmed a standing principle that it is not the function of the taxing master to decide whether or not a specific mandate (such as a fixed fee arrangement) had been given by a client to an attorney, as this

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Deviating from the prescribed tariffs in Rule 70 of the Uniform Rules of Court

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In Coetzee v Taxing Master, South Gauteng High Court and Another 2013 (1) SA 74 (GSJ), Judge Sutherland was tasked with determining whether an attorney who does not conclude a fee agreement with a client in a litigious matter can be paid a fee different to that prescribed in the tariff in Rule 70 of

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The meaning of “objection” in Rule 48 of the Rules of Court

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In Buonanno v The Taxing Master 1965 (2) SA 653 (N), the court considered the principles for the review of taxation as contemplated in Rule 48 of the Rules of Court. Rule 48(1) provides that any party dissatisfied with the ruling of the taxing master as to any item or part of an item which

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Cost Reduction Strategies in Legal Cost Consulting

The Future of Legal Cost Consulting: Setting a New Standard

When Can Disbursements Be Challenged – And How?

Are costs for collecting evidence and settlement discussions with counsel considered party and party costs?

Recovering costs for waiting in court and the true test for delivery rather than post

The meaning and purpose of Rule 48(1) of the Uniform Rules of Court

Limiting the sheriffs’ fees for service on multiple parties

Taxing a bill of costs in the face of a conflict of a fixed fee arrangement

Deviating from the prescribed tariffs in Rule 70 of the Uniform Rules of Court

The meaning of “objection” in Rule 48 of the Rules of Court

The New Standard in Legal Cost Consulting

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