18/03/2024
Good day
This message is addressed to you on behalf of Mr Mali.
I am sure you might have heard about or seen Mr Mtshali who was on TV and/or radio station alleging that Mr Mali chewed or wanted to chew his RAF payouts.
We are giving the following narration for your understanding
1. Mr Mtshali signed a mandate with us. His claim was properly quantified by the experts we appointed to be in the region of about R2, 000 000.00 (Two Million Rand);
2. RAF tendered an amount of R300 000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Rand). This offer was communicated to Mr Mtshali as we usually do with any client. We also advised Mr Mtshali that we are not in a position to accept such a conservative amount as the experts clearly quantified his claim to be in the region of R2M;
3. Mr Mtshali was advised that it would be better to take his matter to court and it shall be the judge who decides whether his case was worth R300 000.00 or R2 000 000.00. This advice was based on the fact that Mr Mali did not want to be sued at some point for under settlement or professional negligence.
4. This did not sit well with Mr Mtshali to the extent that he felt the court process would take long. To this end Mr Mtshali terminated MG Mali Attorneys Inc and went to claim directly with RAF.
5. Be that as it may, Mtshali was still assisted by MG Mali Attorneys Inc's motor vehicle by picking him up from his home to RAF and dropped back whenever he wanted to consult with the RAF's claims' handler.
6. At some point MG Mali Attorneys Inc referred Mr Mtshali to one of our Financial Service Providers (FSP) for a loan amount calculated to be the sum of R150 000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Rand), where Mr Mali is his surety.
5. Mr Mtshali was advised that since he decided to claim on his own, he shall contact Mr Mali when his claim is finalised to see how our ATTORNEY AND CLIENT BILL of costs shall be resolved. In this regard mention has to be made that Mr Mali intended to give Mr Mtshal a huge discount. N.B when the client terminates a mandate with the attorney, the attorney shall draw the so-called attorney and client bill of costs and the client is compelled to pay such a taxed bill of costs.
6. RAF paid out Mr Mtshali in October last year and Mr Mtshali failed to contact Mr Mali to make arrangements of how he shall pay for the costs he owes to MG Mali Attorneys Inc, until Mr Mali found out in December last year that Mr Mtshali was paid.
7. Mr Mtshali was no longer taking Mr Mali's calls until Mr Mali sent our messenger to go to Mr Mtshali's house and bring him to the office.
8. That's when Mr Mtshali alleged that his money was chewed by his wife and his account was only left with R70 000.00 (Seventy Thousand Rand). He only paid R70 000.00 that remained in the account. Upon checking his bank statement, it was found that he transferred his funds to various bank accounts.
9. The Attorney and client bill of costs to Mr Mtshali as drawn by our costs consultant amounts to the region of R700 000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand Rand). We lodged the claim; we sent him to all the experts; we were at a very advanced stage. This bill was served to him by the sheriff and we are still waiting for the date of taxation.
10. Upon receipt of this bill, Mr Mtshali now alleges that Mr Mali wants to take everything from him and that's when he opted to run to the media and advanced all the false and bad allegations against Mr Mali.
11. WHEN YOU TERMINATE AN ATTORNEY, IT DOES NOT END THERE. THE ATTORNEY AND CLIENT BILL OF COSTS SHALL SURELY FOLLOW AND IT IS THE CLIENT'S DUTY TO SETTLE SAME AFTER IT WAS TAXED.
Trusting the above sets you at liberty.
