South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG

CASE NO: 2000/27885

In the application of:

Andrew Lionel Phillips and Others                                     First to twentieth applicants

and

National Director of Public Prosecutions                                                      Respondent

JUDGMENT (leave to appeal)

Vally J

[1] This is an application for leave to appeal only against paragraph b of an order I made on 18 May 2020. The full order reads: 

a. The application brought in terms of Rule 30 is dismissed.

b. The applicants in the Rule 30 application are to pay the costs of the application.   

[2] Having read the papers and having carefully heard counsel I come to the conclusion that there is no reasonable prospect that another court would come to a different conclusion on the issue of costs. There is also no other compelling reason why another court should be required to attend to this matter.

[3] Accordingly, the application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

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Vally J

Dates of hearing: 4 August 2020

Date of judgment: 4 August 2020

For the Applicant: NPG Redman SC

Instructed by: Shannon Little Attorneys

For the respondent: Paul Strathern SC with William Coetzer  

Instructed by: State Attorney