Table of Applicable Fees General Fees & Disbursements |
Feb 2017 onwards (VAT to be added) |
Hourly Rate – Johann Grobler |
R1480.00/hour R370.00/15min. |
Hourly Rate - Professional Assistants |
R1000.00/hour |
Hourly Rate – Candidate Attorneys |
R600.00/hour |
Time spent travelling |
(50% of hourly rate) |
Copies made |
R3.00/page |
Distance Travelled (only applicable to attorney) |
R3.50/km |
Taking Instructions and Opening File |
R475.00 |
Conveyancing other than transfer fee |
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Sec 78 (2A) Investment - |
R600 – unless % of interest is charged |
Undertaking (Letter of undertaking or guarantee) |
R600 |
Attendance or consultation with agent to get Municipal refund |
R400 – agent’s fee excluded |
Arranging bridging finance |
R450 |
Sec 45 Endorsement |
Take 65% of full value and then fee |
Cession of Exclusive Use Area (if no value for EUA given) |
R1800 plus Deeds Office fee |
Supervising registration of transfer |
R1 200 |
Registration of change of name |
R1 500 plus Deeds Office fee |
Sec 4(1)(b) amendment |
R1 500 plus Deeds Office fee |
Certified copy of Deed - Reg 68(1) |
R1 000 plus Deeds Office fee |
Obtaining Certified copy of Deed from Deeds Office (other than Reg 68(1) |
R300 plus Deeds Office fee |
Sec 42(1) Certificate in estate inheritance transfer |
R600 |
Sec 42(2) Endorsement by Master of deceased estate sale on Power |
R3000 |
Upliftment of Interdict |
R1 200 |
Antenuptial Contracts |
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Consultation, drafting and registration |
R1800 |
Magistrate’s Court (District) |
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Drafting Correspondence |
R57.00/page |
Drafting Pleadings |
R70.00/page |
Receipt and Perusal of Pleadings & Correspondence |
R30.00/page |
Telephone Call – Less than 5 Min |
R90.00 |
Telephone Call – Less than 5 Min |
Pro-Rata per Hourly Rate |
Magistrate’s Court (Regional – Includes contested regional court divorce) |
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Drafting Correspondence |
R70.00/page |
Drafting Pleadings |
R80.00/page |
Receipt and Perusal of Pleadings & Correspondence |
R37.00/page |
Telephone Call – Less than 5 Min |
R100.00 |
Telephone Call – More than 5 Min |
Pro-Rata per Hourly Rate |
High Court |
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Drafting Correspondence |
R90.00/page |
Drafting Pleadings |
R57.00/page |
Receipt and Perusal of Pleadings & Correspondence |
R57.00/page |
Telephone Call – Less than 5 Min |
R225.00 |
Telephone Call – More than 5 Min |
Pro-Rata per Hourly Rate |
Urgent Matters |
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Hourly Rate |
R2330.00 |
General Work |
Normal rate of applicable forum x2 |
After Hours Emergency Work (Work that can only be done after hours) |
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Hourly Rate |
R2330.00 |
General Work |
Normal rate of applicable forum x2 |
Uncontested Divorce (Funds to be pre-paid) – A divorce will be deemed to no longer be uncontested if: |
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1. The defendant appoints an attorney; |
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2. The defendant refuses to settle after two amendments of the Settlement Agreement; |
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3. The defendant refuses to co-operate. |
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First Consultation and Drafting of Settlement Agreement. Up to two amendments to settlement, thereafter per normal rates. |
R4240.00 |
Drafting of Summons, Issuing Summons, Providing Summons to Sheriff for Service |
R2650.00 |
Sheriff’s fees (payable by client to attorney immediately upon |
As per sheriff’s invoice |
Attendance at Court to attend to Divorce Hearing. If the hearing is postponed for whatsoever reason, normal fees will apply from the 2nd hearing onwards. |
R1600.00 |
Deceased Estates |
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Estate above R250 000 gross assets |
3,5% plus VAT, subject to minimum of R21 000 plus VAT |
Sec 18(3) Estate (Deposit of R3000 required) |
R8 000 minimum |
Information Gathering |
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Simple Trace (Person) |
R250.00 |
Simple Trace (Company) |
R350.00 |
Credit Bureau Trace (Person) |
R350.00 |
Credit Bureau Trace (Company) |
R500.00 |
Dees Office Search |
R250.00 |
Ordering Documents from Deeds Office |
125% of Deeds Office charges |
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