Legal Costs Specialists · Established 1979
Over 40 years of specialist expertise, now powered by proprietary AI technology. We read your matter files, apply the tariff precisely, and deliver structured draft bills, reviewed and finalised by our consultants before they reach you.
What we do
We offer effective solutions to all your legal costs needs and remain available to address queries throughout the life of each matter, from initial instruction to final order.
Party-party and attorney-client bills across all court levels: High Court, Labour Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court, Competition Tribunal, and Magistrates' Court. Non-litigious bills in accordance with Legal Practice Council guidelines, and UK Detailed Assessment proceedings.
File inspection, preparation of notices of opposition, and detailed objection points in accordance with High Court Rule 70 amendments. Our objections library and in limine argument database ensure every applicable point is identified and properly motivated.
Development of pro-forma bills for Rule 47 security applications, advice on the appropriate amount to request, and attendance at hearings for the assessment of security for costs.
Experienced representation before the Taxing Master, whether presenting or opposing. We appear in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, and wherever else the matter requires. Full preparation as standard.
Projected bills for settlement discussions, client advice on anticipated costs exposure, and legal aid applications, generated quickly and accurately using our proprietary cost modelling tool, covering all matter types and court levels.
Costs settlement negotiations, expert evidence on costs issues, costs arbitration under AFSA and court-annexed arbitration, costs seminars for law firms, and tailored costs management solutions for individual practices.
Our technology
We have built our own bill preparation platform, purpose-designed for South African legal costs practice, combining AI language models with complete tariff schedules for every court level. The result is faster turnaround, greater consistency, and more thoroughly argued bills.
Our platform is proprietary and runs entirely within our secure environment. Your matter files do not leave your document system; only extracted text is processed.
We continue to work with hard copy files and prepare or oppose bills in the traditional way whenever the matter or client requires it. Our technology enhances what we do; it does not replace the professional judgement and personal service behind it.
How it works
A short instruction is all we need. The work happens on our side.
Email us the matter name, court, case number, and a secure link to your document folder. A brief note on context helps; we confirm receipt promptly.
Our system reads every document, classifies each item, applies the correct tariff rate for the date of each entry, and generates a structured draft bill.
Our consultant reviews every entry, adjusting dates, page counts, descriptions, and disbursements. Over 40 years of judgment applied before the bill leaves our office.
You receive a complete bill in the correct format, ready for service, taxation, or settlement, backed by expert knowledge of the tariff and Taxing Master expectations.
About us
Established in 1979, Rand Taxing Consultants has been a leading name in the South African legal costs profession, serving practices of all sizes from offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Kevin began his career as a costs consultant in Johannesburg before relocating to London for a decade, where he specialised in complex, high-value civil and criminal litigation, preparing bills of costs in landmark civil and criminal matters and managing costs for government inquiries.
Returning to South Africa in 2007, Kevin established the Cape Town office, obtained accreditation in mediation and arbitration, and now leads the development of the firm's proprietary AI-assisted bill preparation technology. He is a member of the AFSA Legal Costs Panel for the Cape Region and Garden Route, regularly appointed to tax bills of costs in arbitration matters.
Stan has spent over four decades at the centre of the South African legal costs profession. Based in Johannesburg, he specialises in the preparation and challenging of bills of costs and serves as a Taxing Master for the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA).
His depth of experience across every court level, matter type, and tariff change over the years remains the bedrock of the firm's expertise.
Consultants
BCom Accounting from UP. Financial management experience across a number of companies from 1993, bringing commercial and accounting discipline to cost analysis and drafting.
Admitted Attorney with right of appearance. BA (Law) from Wits; experience in personal injury litigation and estate administration at Sanlam Trust, combining legal and procedural expertise in costs work and attendance at taxations.
Get in touch
We welcome enquiries from attorneys and law firms throughout South Africa. Contact us to discuss your matter or to find out more about our services; we respond promptly to all enquiries.