Question NW996 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
15 April 2021 - NW996
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
With reference to his reply to question 955 on 8 June 2020, what (a) total amount has the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) spent on legal fees over the past 10 years on each court case, (b) was the nature of each specified case, (c) total amount was budgeted for legal costs in each year and (d) amount did SASCOC overspend on their legal budget in each year?
Reply:
(a) and (b) The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee provided the following response;
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Norton Rose Fulbright |
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31/03/2017 |
7,226,093.95 |
Matters relating to dismissed employees as well as to another staff CCMA matter. |
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31/03/2018 |
2,385,177.49 |
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31/03/2019 |
2,738,045.79 |
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31/03/2020 |
323,762.39 |
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12,673,079.62 |
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TWB |
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31/03/2017 |
R1,036,194.93 |
Defending claims from athletes and dealing with Arbitration involving National Federations |
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31/03/2018 |
R655,686.76 |
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31/03/2019 |
R2,862,178.05 |
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31/03/2020 |
R693,300.55 |
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R5,247,360.29 |
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Spoor * Fisher |
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31/03/2011 |
R27,319.30 |
Trade mark copyright matters as per IOC requirements |
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31/03/2012 |
R21,904.42 |
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31/03/2013 |
R831,048.43 |
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31/03/2014 |
R403,891.87 |
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31/03/2015 |
R175,941.16 |
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31/03/2016 |
R810,837.92 |
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31/03/2017 |
R165,364.68 |
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31/03/2018 |
R23,367.61 |
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31/03/2019 |
R215,674.74 |
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31/03/2020 |
R83,541.94 |
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R2,758,892.07 |
(c) and (d) SASCOC indicated that the organisation does not specifically budget for legal fees, as this is an unfunded mandate. Any legal fees incurred in normal operational and administrative matters are budgeted for within that specific cost centre.