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Young AFSA & BriefCo WEBINAR
Dealing with Costs in Arbitration

DATE: 13 March 2025
TIME: 16H00 – 17H00
FORMAT: Online Zoom Webinar

MAIN FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adoption of a Specific Procedure for Costs in Arbitration Agreements
  • Effective Wording of Arbitration Awards
  • Navigating the Cost Recovery Process for Arbitration Awards
ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Join our webinar for a practical discussion on managing costs in legal proceedings. Our expert speaker will share key insights on maximising legal cost recovery and handling the cost recovery process for awards and court orders.

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
  • Overview of different types of cost awards
  • Implications of key regulatory frameworks:
    - Section 35 of the Arbitration Act
    - Article 13 of the AFSA Domestic Commercial Arbitration Rules
  • Examination of the default taxing process in arbitrations
  • Insights on Uniform Rules of Court 70
  • Detailed breakdown of how counsel’s fees are assessed under the High Court Rules
  • Strategic recommendations to significantly boost legal cost recovery in arbitration matters

Yusha Davidson

Yusha Davidson is an admitted attorney and director of BriefCo. He has extensive experience in the law of costs, having worked on some of South Africa’s most complex cost matters. Yusha regularly provides training on the law of costs to law firms, universities and in-house teams.

BriefCo is a legal cost consultancy that leverages technology to prepare bills of costs and oppositions to bills of costs in all jurisdictions in South Africa. Using its proprietary technology and experienced attorneys, BriefCo guarantees a turnaround time of a maximum of 5 days.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE:

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderators: Kirsten Wolmarans (Partner, Webber Wentzel), Jonathan Barnes (Partner, Bowmans) and Nelly Ndlovu (Advocate, Group One)

Dealing with Costs in Arbitration
Speaker: Yusha Davidson
Duration: 30 – 45 minutes
Discussion: Three perspectives
Counsel: Adv Nelly Ndlovu
Attorneys: Kirsten Wolmarans, Jonathan Barnes
BriefCo: Yusha Davidson

Q&A

Opportunity for participants to share questions on the Zoom platform .

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Dealing with Costs in Arbitration

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