MEET THE TEAM
Our experienced team of specialist legal costs experts and legal assessors provide a wide range of professional help and advice to clients.
Our team has a combined 250 years knowledge, expertise and specialize in all aspects of legal costs and various investigations which often prove vital when handling the more difficult cases.
We pride ourselves in pursuing the best possible outcome for our clients, our down to earth manner and experience allows us to advise clients in respect of cost and investigating matters of the best and worst case scenarios in relation to a particular case.
For you, we deliver only our best!
Jan Heydenrych
BA Law, Higher Certificate Short Term Insurance, Professional Loss Adjuster.
Jan has been working in the insurance industry since 1989 and founded MVO Consultants with his partner, Johan in 1998, and VTH Consultants in 2017.
Jan specializes in all Liability Claims, Loss of Income and the Investigation of Merits cases and also manages the office.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/203 |
| Mobile: | +27 82 494 4698 |
| Email: | jan@vthconsultants.co.za |
Johan Hendrik van Tonder
Johan has been drafting bills of costs since 1989 and also acted as Taxing Master at the Arbitration Forum, now Equillore, for the past 15 years. He founded MVO Consultants with his partner, Jan, in 1998 and VTH Consultants in 2017.
Johan specializes in drafting all kinds of bills of cost in the High- and Magistrate’s Court as well as non-litigious tariff and also presents and oppose bills when attending taxations.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/208 |
| Mobile: | +27 82 494 4695 |
| Email: | johan@vthconsultants.co.za |
Tania Harris
Tania started working for MVO Consultants in 2002 as a tracing agent. She started showing an interest in the rest of the services provided by MVO Consultants and in 2004 she did a Caddie course and started drawing up plans for the Assessors. She later worked as an assistant and typist for the Assessors. In 2008 she started training as a Cost Consultant and became one of the CC members in 2014.
Tania specializes in drafting bills of costs in High- and Magistrate’s Court as well as non-litigious tariff.
Tania is also one of the shareholders of VTH Consultants.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/204 |
| Mobile: | +27 76 874 9809 |
| Email: | tania@vthconsultants.co.za |
Jaco Coetzer
Jaco has been a cost consultant since 1999.
Jaco specializes in drafting bills of costs, costs estimates and settlements of bills, opposing bills of costs and attending taxations.
Jaco is also a shareholder of VTH Consultants.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565 |
| Mobile: | +27 83 430 2668 |
| Email: | jaco@vthconsultants.co.za |
Stephan Smit
Stephan specializes in Merits and Quantum investigations, Loss of Income on behalf of the Road Accident Fund and various legal firms as well as General Adjusting.
Stephan has since become a legal cost consultant and specializes in drafting bills of costs, costs estimates and settlement of bills, opposing bills of costs and attending taxations.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/209 |
| Mobile: | +27 76 475 0799 |
| Email: | stephan@vthconsultants.co.za |
Therese Swart
Therese joined MVO Consultants in January 2012.
Therese specializes in drafting of bills of costs and settlements of bills.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565 |
| Mobile: | +27 73 287 9411 |
| Email: | therese@vthconsultants.co.za |
Natasha Serame
Natasha took up employment with Bills of Costs where she started her training as a Legal Cost Consultant. Three years later she joined A Righard Munnik Cost Consultants where she was employed for 25 years until she was retrenched in October 2013 and in this time she gained extensive experience in drafting Bills of Costs. She then joined the Road Accident Fund initially as a Legal Cost Officer and later as a Payment Officer. When her contract ended with the Road Accident Fund she free-lanced for various Cost consultants until she joined MVO Consultants on a permanent basis in 2017.
Natasha specializes in drafting bills of costs in High- and Magistrate’s Court as well as non-litigious tariff.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/208 |
| Mobile: | +27 61 394 9643 |
| Email: | natasha@vthconsultants.co.za |
Lana Kleyn
After matriculating Lana took up employment at a Bank as an administrative clerk in the bonds department. In 2001 she changed the direction of her career and joined a firm of auditors. MVO Consultants was one of the clients on her client base. In 2007 she joined MVO Consultants as bookkeeper.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/211 |
| Mobile: | +27 76 557 5622 |
| Email: | lana@vthconsultants.co.za |
Elizma Du Plooy
Elizma started working for MVO Consultants in 1999 as a typist for the Assessors. She left MVO Consultants 2005 and worked in the legal field for 9 years and has experience in Magistrates and High Court Litigation and Third Party Claims. Elizma joined MVO Consultants in November 2014 as Office Manager.
Elizma has since also become a legal cost consultant and specializes in drafting bills of costs.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/207 |
| Mobile: | +27 84 325 5751 |
| Email: | elizma@vthconsultants.co.za |
Anneline Johnson
Anneline worked in the legal field as a secretary for 30 years and has experience in High Court Litigation, Estates, Curatorship and Valuations. Anneline has joined MVO Consultants in 2013 as a typist for the Assessors.
Anneline has been promoted to the Office Manager.
| Telephone: | +27 21 591 2565/202 |
| Mobile: | +27 84 512 1939 |
| Email: | anneline@vthconsultants.co.za |
New Members
Vuyisa Msizi
Investigator
T: +27 21 591 2565/210
M: +27 61 457 3363
Claude Christians
Assessor
T: +27 21 591 2565/209
M: +27 72 212 0146
Marius Venter
Assessor
T: +27 21 591 2565
M: +27 82 497 6625
Ruan Delport
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565/205
M: +27 74 747 4085
Santa Tolken
Debt Collector
T: +27 21 591 2565/204
M: +27 73 169 6987
Sinazo Twani
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565/207
M: +27 83 955 2409
Leticia Gerbach
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565/206
M: +27 79 235 3560
Gairo English
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565
M: +27 73 822 2880
Faheema Adams
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565
M: +27 78 168 2664
Monet Delport
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565
M: +27 61 147 3175
Rene Du Toit
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565
M: +27 72 446 3784
Anja Heydenrych
Cost Consultant
T: +27 21 591 2565
M: +27 82 727 4823
Marville Du Plessis
Cost Assistant
T: +27 21 591 2565/207
M: +27 76 132 4541
Hanneke Botha
General Assistant
T: +27 21 591 2565/206
M: +27 84 569 4557
Wilma Steyn
Reception/Secretary
T: +27 21 591 2565/201
M: +27 82 517 3388