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Law of Costs
Law of Costs is an authoritative, up-to-date and complete reference work on the South African law of costs.
Edition/issue: 53
Published: May 2026
Publisher: LexisNexis South Africa
Law of Costs is an authoritative, up-to-date and complete reference work on the South African law of costs.
The title unpacks the intricate legal rules relating to awards of costs and offers a critical analysis of the relevant judicial decisions and statutes.
Available in print (looseleaf) and online format. Print includes updates for 12 months, thereafter updates are billed annually in advance. Online format must be added to a Lexis+ base package. Visit www.lexisnexis.co.za/lexisplus for more information.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The fundamental rules relating to awards of costs
Chapter 3 - Exceptions to the fundamental rules relating to awards of costs
Chapter 4 - Party and party costs and attorney and client costs
Chapter 5 - Security for costs
Chapter 6 - Stay and dismissal of proceedings and costs
Chapter 7 - Costs in connection with written offer to settle, tender and payment into court
Chapter 8 - Discontinued proceedings and costs
Chapter 9 - Costs in connection with counterclaims and apportionment of costs
Chapter 10 - Costs in relation to certain types of litigants
Chapter 11 - Joint parties (co-litigants) and costs
Chapter 12 - Costs in relation to certain types of proceedings and certain stages of proceedings
Chapter 13 - Taxation of costs and review of taxation
Chapter 14 - Costs on appeal and review
Chapter 15 - Selected statutory provisions concerning costs and miscellaneous rules
Appendix 1 - Selected parts of Annexure 2 to Magistrates' Courts Act 32 of 1944
Appendix 2 - Selected Rules of High Courts (Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959)
Appendix 3 - Selected Rules of Supreme Court of Appeal (Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959)
Appendix 4 - Selected Rules of Constitutional Court (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 and Constitutional Court Complementary Act 1995)
Appendix 5 - Contingency Fees (Contingency Fees Act 66 of 1997)
Appendix 6 - Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court (Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995)
Appendix 7 - Equality Courts (Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000)
Appendix 8 - Criminal Proceedings (Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977)
Appendix 9 - Tax Courts
Appendix 10 - Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act, 19 of 1998
Appendix 11 - Assessment of fees in respect of non-litigious work