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Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Regulations

Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings on the Magistrates' Courts of South Africa

Annexure 2 : Scale of Costs and Fees

Table A : Costs

Part III : Defended Actions (and Interpleader Proceedings)

 


Item

Scale A

R

Scale B

R

Scale C

R

1.

Instructions to sue or defend or to counterclaim or defend a counterclaim, perusal of all documentation and consideration of merits and all necessary consultations to issue summons

R394,00

R525,00

R630,00

2.

Summons

R198,00

R275,00

R329,00

3.

Appearance

R33,00

R33,00

R40,00

4.

Notice under rule 12(1)(b) and (2)

R33,00

R33,00

R40,00

5.

Plea

R198,00

R275,00

R329,00

6.

Claim in reconvention

R198,00

R275,00

R329,00

7.

Reply, if necessary

R198,00

R275,00

R329,00

8.

Drawing up of all documents not specifically mentioned, including request for further particulars, schedule of documents, all affidavits, subpoenas, any notice not otherwise provided for and drawing up of statements by witnesses

-

-

-

9.

Production of documents for inspection, or inspecting documents, per quarter of an hour or part thereof of the time spent

R117,00

R117,00

R140,00

10.

Each copy of service, per page

R3,00

R3,00

R3,00

11.

The recording of statements by witnesses, per quarter of an hour or part thereof

R117,00

R117,00

R140,00

12.

Notice of trial or reinstatement

R33,00

R33,00

R40,00

13.

Preparing for trial (if counsel not employed)

R656,00

R893,00

R1071,00

14.

Attendance at settlement negotiations, for each quarter of an hour or part thereof actually spent in such negotiations

R117,00

R117,00

R140,00

15.

Attending court during trial, or at an on-the-spot inspection, or at postponement or examination on commission, for each quarter of an hour or part thereof spent in court while the case is actually being heard—

 

 

 

(a) if counsel not employed

R117,00

R117,00

R140,00

(b) if counsel employed

Nil

R47,00

R56,00

16.

Attending pre-trial conference, for each quarter of an hour or part thereof actually spent in such conference

R117,00

R117,00

R140,00

17

Attending court to hear reserved judgment, per quarter of an hour or part thereof

R23,00

R23,00

R28,00

18.

Correspondence —

 

 

 


(a) for each necessary letter or telegram, per folio

R19,00

R19,00

R23,00


(b) for each letter or telegram received, provided that a fee for perusal shall not be allowed in addition to the fee herein provided for

R12,00

R19,00

R23,00

19.

Attendances: For each necessary attendance not otherwise provided for, per attendance

R12,00

R19,00

R23,00

20.

Necessary formal telephone calls, per call

R12,00

R19,00

R23,00

21.

Telephone consultations: For every 5 minutes or part thereof, subject to a maximum of R113,00 per consultation

R33,00

R33,00

R40,00

22.

Each necessary consultation, per quarter of an hour or part thereof

R117,00

R117,00

R140,00

23.

The court may, on request made at the hearing, allow in addition to the fee prescribed in item 13 above a refresher fee in postponed or partly heard trials

R408,00

R578,00

R693,00

24.

Time spent waiting at court (owing to no court being available) per quarter of an hour or part thereof

R79,00

R79,00

R95,00

25.

Travelling time [subject to the provisions of rule 33(9)]per quarter of an hour or part thereof

R79,00

R79,00

R95,00

26.

Subsistence and travelling expenses as laid down in rule 33(9)

The actual reasonable subsistence and travelling expenses as laid down in rule 33(9)