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BREDENKAMP v MASHAYAMOMBE NO & ANOR 2019 (2) ZLR 174 (H)

2019 (2) ZLR p174

Citation

2019 (2) ZLR 174 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-294-19

Court

High Court Harare

Judge

Phiri J

Heard

3 April 2018

Judgment

30 April 2019

Counsel

D Ochieng, for the applicant
Mrs J B Wood, for the second respondent

Case Type

Taxation review

Annotations

Flynote

Costs – taxation – fees charged by legal practitioner – duty of taxing officer to assess reasonableness of fees – fees for counsel from de facto bar – should not be treated as disbursement – contingency fee paid to counsel – a special fee, not allowable as costs

Legal practitioner – fees – contingency fees – need for agreement in writing – contingency fee paid to counsel – not allowable as costs

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