Legal costs, in this country, can be quite scary. The short and sweet of the story is to stay out of trouble where you would require any legal assistance and think quite carefully prior to entering into litigation with a third party. A recent high profile court case involving a VIP personage, resulted in him being found guilty of the charges laid against him and a legal bill of R17,6M.
High legal costs like the aforementioned isn't at all uncommon as it involves senior advocates with their research teams, spanning 2 or more years- And the courts are fully booked up with cases. While the Law Society sets the fees to be charged by attorneys, such fees are essentially for the mundane tasks, like reading and replying to letters, the price of services in the transfer of houses etc. Whenever you and I receive the bills from these skilled individuals, it's us possible to faint at the prospect of paying these bills - and not the professionals that issue the bills. Be wiseinsure against any legal expense. You will find legal underwriters who will insure you of reasonable legal costs brought about by litigation. These costs are limited, of course, but it is infinitely better than having to source thousands of Rands mainly because your wife's pretty little pooch happened to fancy a piece of the neighbour's kid's one calf for lunch. These insurance premiums are affordable and the insurer will refer you to a legal practitioner on their books. The ensuing bill (a specific amount per annum) is then settled by the insurer.
Getting involved in litigation of any kind requires considerable financial commitment on your behalf and should you lose the case, you're more often than not held accountable for the legal costs of the opponent as well. The result is an unwelcome double whammy, which could even have been prevented if you thought clearly and unemotionally on the matter in the first instance. But, of course, sometimes it becomes needed to enter into litigation, but do so with the full knowledge of all of the possible consequences of such action. Unfortunately the high price of legal action put several men and women in a position where justice simply is not done due to the fact they can't afford the legal costs to pursue justice. This means that the guilty person, who has the money, often escapes justice at the expense of the injured party.
So, give the Kaiser his due and pay your tax money, keep stones away from your little ones and don't let them handle any cricket ball near the neighbour's huge picture windows. Be nice to the nasty traffic cop, and for heaven's sake 'say' to the dog "Don't get involved in any slinging matches with your mother in law, simply because calling her names may perhaps land you in court and cost you a lot of money". This might be particularly true if the judge does not have a sense of humour and won't accept your explanation of an unfortunate misspelled term used in describing your mother in law.
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