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Limiting the sheriffs’ fees for service on multiple parties
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
The meaning and purpose of Rule 48(1) of the Uniform Rules of Court
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
Recovering costs for waiting in court and the true test for delivery rather than post
In Linton & Co v Assistant Taxing Master 1972 (2) SA 550 (D), two main points were considered by the court in the review of
Are costs for collecting evidence and settlement discussions with counsel considered party and party costs?
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
A third party’s right to receive notice of taxation
In the matter of Africon Engineering International (Pty) Ltd and Another v The Taxing Master No and Others 2005 (6) SA 397 (C), Judge Meer
Can a Judge review a Taxing Master’s decision to disallow counsels’ fees?
In the case of Ally and Others v Taxing Master and Others 1954 (3) SA 728 (W), the court had to determine the correctness of
Default judgment principles and their applicability to the setting aside of a Taxing Master’s allocatur
In Barnard v Taxing Master of the High Court of SA (TPD) and others [2005] 2 All SA 485 (T), the applicant brought an application
The Taxing Master’s authority to tax bills of costs
In Blaauw v Taxing Master 1947 (1) SA 721 (SWA), the applicant sought a mandamus upon the taxing master to tax a bill of costs.
The meaning of “objection” in Rule 48 of the Rules of Court
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
Deviating from the prescribed tariffs in Rule 70 of the Uniform Rules of Court
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
Taxing a bill of costs in the face of a conflict of a fixed fee arrangement
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
