Yakub Mahomed v John Arnold Bredenkamp & Another N.O.

SC 82/20

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

2 July 2020

Citation

SC 82/20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWSC 82

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

GWAUNZA DCJ

Author

MAKONI JA

Full Bench

GWAUNZA DCJMAKONI JABERE JA

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureCosts

Keywords

Taxing MasterDisbursementsReasonableness of feesReview

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo was correct in setting aside the decision of the taxing officer on review.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The taxing master's failure to enquire into the reasonableness of the fee."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant sued the first respondent for debt recovery and was awarded costs on a legal practitioner/client scale. When taxing the bill of costs, the appellant claimed US$170,000.00 as an advocate's fee. The taxing master allowed the fee based solely on the presentation of an invoice, without enquiring into its reasonableness. The first respondent successfully applied to the High Court to review this decision.

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