REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG

(1)	REPORTABLE: Yes
(2)	OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: Yes

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							CASE NO: 2000/27885
In the application of:
Andrew Lionel Phillips and Others 	          First to twentieth applicants respondents

and
National Director of Public Prosecutions 			    Respondent 
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JUDGMENT (leave to appeal)
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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