Tag: Contingency Fees Act 1997

Attorneys’ profession norms: Fees for acting as curator

by GilesFiles | May 21, 2018 | 2018, 2018, Bill of Rights, Courts, Judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, MJD Wallis, PAJA 2000, Parties, Public policy, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Mostert v Nash A significant judgment of the SCA concerning the attorneys’ profession norms regarding remuneration of attorneys when acting as court appointed curators and also discussing the implications of the Contingency Fees...

Legality principle developed: Contingency fees examined

by GilesFiles | Feb 20, 2014 | 2014 and earlier, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Common law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Disallowed, Exceptions/special pleas, General, Insights, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Protectable interests, Public policy, Review tests, Roman Dutch law, Sectors, Special pleas, Thresholds, Topics | 0 |

Ronald Bobroff & Partners Inc v De La Guerre Constitutional court developed the principle of legality and decided that the challenge to the constitutionality of the Contigency Fees Act was not clearly demarcated along the...