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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Apply the general principles relating to legal costs

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
113808	Apply the general principles relating to legal costs
ORIGINATOR
SGB Legal Education and Training
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security			Justice in Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	8
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2026-06-30		2029-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard has as core purpose equipping learners with knowledge and understanding required to apply the general principles relating to legal cost. Qualifying learners will be able to:

Conduct financial transactions relating to legal costs

Apply the ethics relating to legal costs

Draft accounts in accordance with different cost orders

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Communication at NQF Level 4

Mathematics at NQF Level 4

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

N/A

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Conduct financial transactions relating to legal costs.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Litigious and non-litigious matters are compared in such a way that a distinction is made.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Appropriate fee arrangements are made with clients in accordance with court rules.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Deposits are obtained from clients and records of such deposits are kept in accordance with the prescripts of the court.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Clients are advised on retainer fees.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Apply ethics in conducting financial transactions.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Clients are charged fair and reasonable fees according to good business practice.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Only capital interest and fees that are legitimately due and payable are recovered.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Clients and judgement debtors are updated about their accounts on a regular basis.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

Accounts are paid promptly.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Draft accounts in accordance with different cost orders.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Accounts are drafted in accordance with the agreements reached with clients.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Distinction is made between different cost orders.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Appropriate cost orders are motivated.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Any institution offering learning towards this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA. The relevant ETQA will oversee the assessment and moderation of assessment according to the moderation guidelines that the ETQA will set.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

N/A

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems: To identify what problem requires what particular cost order will require problem solving abilities.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyze, organize and critically evaluate information: To deal with different cost orders will require the learners to collect organise and evaluate data.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively: Advising clients on financial matters entails a high level of communication.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Anyone assessing learners against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA and must be in possession of a qualification in or related to Court Management or a related sub-field of Justice in Society at NQF level 6.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

N/A

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	49598	National Diploma: Paralegal Practice	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	SAS SETA
Elective	20414	National Diploma: Service Management	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	CATHSSETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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