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November 16, 2023

Mautla and Others v Road Accident Fund and Others

In this matter, the application stemmed from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) having adopted and implementing: a Management Directive for compulsory information to be submitted when […]
March 9, 2022

In the case of Coetzee N.O obo Komane v Road accident Fund, the issue in contention related to general damages

In the case of Coetzee N.O obo Komane v Road accident Fund, the issue in contention related to general damages. The RAF had rejected general damages […]
January 6, 2021

Three Judges will hear the case deemed the most important yet, dealing with the non-payment of claims by the Road Accident Fund as well as the plight of the cash-strapped entity. The full article can be read here

Three Judges will hear the case deemed the most important yet, dealing with the non-payment of claims by the Road Accident Fund as well as the […]
November 6, 2020

The merits implications of being a passenger, pedestrian or a driver in a motor vehicle accident claim

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) classifies claimants under different categories being drivers, passengers and pedestrians, this is not exhaustive but is what will be focused on […]
October 27, 2020

NAIDOO v ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Summary In this matter the Plaintiff sued the Road Accident Fund for damages following the bodily injuries he suffered as a result of a motor vehicle […]
April 12, 2016

Court awards client more than 100 times the amount of the RAF offer

Mr. M. was a 20 year old pedestrian when he was struck by a motor vehicle. He sustained head injuries. The Road Accident Fund was initially […]
April 12, 2016

Security officer awarding R550 000.00 for a fractured tibia and fibula

Mr. CR was a security officer who was a pedestrian when he was struck by a vehicle. The vehicle failed to stop and fled the scene. […]
April 12, 2016

Road Accident Fund offer of R10 000.00 rejected.

A court order was eventually obtained for R1.9 million, 190 times the Road Accident Fund’s offer A minor child was walking on the side of the […]
April 12, 2016

RAF bureaucratic stance ruins elderly man’s life until we step in to bring hope

Mr. M.S was 62 years old when he was struck by a motor vehicle. He suffered multiple orthopaedic injuries. Having no insurance or cover to assist […]