1. I hereby instruct the Directors and/or staff of the Practitioner selected from the Legal Me Quick Panel of Practitioners (“The Practitioner”) to carry out the legal services set out hereunder and to take all steps, incur expenses and disbursements, including but without limiting the generality of the aforegoing (where necessary) the instructing of counsel, correspondent Practitioners, expert witnesses and assessors, also including Court fees and related expenses.

2. I confirm, however, that The Practitioner may withdraw from this Mandate on written notice to me in the event of me failing to comply with my obligations in terms of this Mandate (including the payment of fees and disbursements), a conflict arising or on any other reasonable grounds that would justify the conclusion that it would be undesirable for The Practitioner to continue representing me.

3. I confirm that the services of The Practitioner in this matter/s will end, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, when there is a final agreement, settlement, decision or judgment by the court. The scope of this Mandate does not include appeals and/or applications for leave to appeal from any judgments or orders of the Court.

4. I confirm that this Mandate will relate to any and all legal services rendered by The Practitioner to me as from the date of signature hereof, irrespective of whether such services are described in this document.

5. I agree to pay The Practitioner all amounts due to it for services rendered and disbursements incurred on my behalf on receipt of invoice at the rate(s) as specified in the Legal Me Quick Fee Structure Declaration. The statements will contain a description of the services, including the date, the amount of time involved and a brief description of the task accomplished.

6. Should I dispute any amount reflected on any invoice rendered to me I will nevertheless make immediate payment of such amount, pending the taxation of the said account, either by a properly empowered official of the Magistrates Court / High Court or the relevant Law Society.

7. I confirm that The Practitioner shall be entitled to levy interest on all amounts outstanding in excess of 30 days from date of statement at the prescribed rate of interest as determined by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services in terms of section 1 of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act, 1975 (currently 11.25%).

8. A certificate signed by any one of the directors of The Practitioner as to my indebtedness to the said firm shall be prima facie proof of the amount outstanding, due and payable and shall be sufficient for the purposes of obtaining Summary Judgment and/or Default Judgment against me.

9. I choose as my domicilium citandi et executandi the address as specified in point 5 below (under “Contact Details”). I acknowledge that it is important for the directors / staff of The Practitioner. to be in a position to make contact with me at any time from time to time, to obtain instructions (i.e. to prevent matters from becoming time barred) and I will thus notify them in writing immediately should any of my personal details and contact details as reflected hereunder change.

10. I confirm that The Practitioner may amend the Fee Structure as set out in the Legal Me Quick Fee Structure Declaration on 30-days written notice to me and to LMQ. Should I continue to utilise their services after the expiry of the said 30-day period it shall be accepted that I have agreed to such amendment.

11. In the event of this mandate being given by me as a representative of a Company / Close Corporation/ Body Corporate or any other legal entity, including as a Trustee for or on behalf of a Trust I hereby bind myself as surety and co-principal debtor for any and all of the obligations of the said Company / Close Corporation / Body Corporate / Legal Entity or Trust in terms of this mandate and I shall remain so bound until all such obligations have been discharged.

12. I accept that although I may have instructed a specific person in the employ of The Practitioner to provide the legal services, it is anticipated that other Practitioners and legal assistants in the Firm also will work on the matter/s.

13. I undertake to make payment to The Practitioner on demand of any retainer/deposit required by The Practitioner which retainer/deposit will be deposited into the trust account of The Practitioner. I hereby authorise The Practitioner, at its own discretion, to invest such retainer/deposit in an interest-bearing trust account as envisaged in Section 86(4) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 with interest accruing for my benefit. Should the retainer/deposit not be so invested, I/we confirm that the retainer/deposit shall attract no interest and I shall have no claim against the Practitioner in this regard. I hereby authorise The Practitioner to deduct from the retainer/deposit, any balance outstanding and due to The Practitioner in respect of monthly statements rendered by The Practitioner to me. If any portion of the retainer/deposit is unexpended at the conclusion of the Mandate, it will be refunded to myself. I hereby further authorise The Practitioner to deduct any outstanding fees and disbursements due by myself to The Practitioner from any funds held by The Practitioner on my behalf.

14. I confirm that it has been explained to me that the Practitioner will execute the mandate with due care and attention and according to acceptable ethical and professional standards and in accordance with the LMQ Panel Attorney Code of Conduct. The Practitioner can make no guarantee of a successful conclusion in any case. I accept the aforegoing.

15. I confirm that I have been requested and I will provide the following supporting documentation for FICA verification:-

15.1 Copy of Identity document / Certificate of Incorporation / Letters of Authority / Founding Statement;

15.2 Proof of physical address of residence / business.

Signed digitally by me by ticking the acceptance of the Client mandate box on the LMQ Platform.