We charge a fixed fee. No hourly billing, no surprise add-ons. The fee structure is the same for clients anywhere in South Africa — we act in any High Court division.

Our fee

R15,000 (excl. VAT) for a standard rehabilitation application under section 124 of the Insolvency Act.

This is our professional fee for the full application: drafting the founding affidavit, placing the Government Gazette notice, serving notice on the Master and trustee, filing in the High Court, and appearing at the unopposed hearing.

What’s included

• Screening consultation — confirming the section 124 pathway, waiting period, and any complications
• Mandate, FICA, and engagement letter
• Liaison with the Master’s office to obtain the trustee’s accounts where needed
• Drafting the founding affidavit and confirmatory affidavits
• Government Gazette notice (placement)
• Service of notice on Master and trustee
• Filing the application in the appropriate High Court
• Court appearance for an unopposed motion
• Service of the granted order on Master, trustee, and credit bureaux
• Confirmatory letter for use with banks, regulators, conveyancers, or employers

Disbursements (separate from the fee)

The following are paid to third parties and itemised separately, at cost:

• Government Gazette publication fee
• Sheriff’s fees for service
• Court filing fee
• Master’s office copies (where we obtain trustee’s accounts on your behalf)
• Sundry costs (postage, certified copies)

Disbursements typically total a few thousand rand. We provide a written breakdown when we issue the engagement letter.

When the fee may differ

The R15,000 fee is for a standard, unopposed rehabilitation application. The fee may differ where:

• The matter is opposed by a creditor, the trustee, or the Master — quoted separately because additional affidavits and an opposed-roll hearing are involved.
• You and your spouse were sequestrated jointly (married in community of property) — there is overlap in the work but the application addresses both spouses.
• The matter requires a section 124(1) composition route, which has its own additional procedural costs.
• The trustee’s accounts cannot be located and we have to do significant reconstruction work.

In all of these cases we discuss the variation upfront before any work begins.

Payment terms

We typically arrange payment in two stages: a deposit on signature of the engagement letter, and the balance on the day of filing. We can structure the payment around your circumstances.

Nationwide service

We are based in Pretoria but act for clients throughout South Africa. The application is brought in the High Court division with jurisdiction over your residence or the place where you were sequestrated. The fee is the same regardless of which division. Most of the work happens by email and our secure document portal; physical attendance by the client is rarely required.