Davidoff v Holland [1915] ZATPD 129 (17 December 1915)

Debtor and creditor .-Untaxed costs .-Disbursements .-Law 12 of 1899, sec. 2.

Law 12 of 1899, sec. 2, requiring bilis of costs to be properly taxed before they are claimable, applies to charges not only for services rendered but also for
disbursements such as counsel's fees.
A claim made by an attorney against his client in respect of counsel's fees incurred by him on the client's behalf, but not taxed against the client, Held, not to constitute a debt on which a petition for sequestration can be based.
Maries and Holland v. Palmer (1915, T.P.D. 246), followed.