Legal Articles and Guides
RAF slammed for not following court orders
The conduct of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and its CEO, Collins Letsoalo, has been slammed in a Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) judgment, including the manner in which it has refused to abide by valid court orders.
RAF bid to stop assets auction dismissed
The legal problems confronting the Road Accident Fund (RAF) are intensifying, with the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) this week dismissing with costs an urgent application by the fund to prevent its moveable assets from being removed and auctioned to settle another unpaid claim.
Advocate faces damages claim after road rage incident
Three months after Pretoria resident Conrad Pretorius was allegedly stabbed in the neck and leg by an acting judge and senior advocate, he has filed a damages claim at the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria).
Water polo coach sues for reputational damage
Former Gqeberha water polo coach David Mackenzie, publicly accused of molesting a teenage pupil, now wants the father of the boy who took his own life to cough up R30m, reports HeraldLIVE.
Taxi driver loses SCA claim against municipality
Taxi driver Hulisani Sithangu – who suffered multiple fractures after his minibus crashed into a cow, lost his R2.8m in damages claim against a Limpopo municipality.
Woman’s R11.4m battle with RAF continues
More than eight years after a matric pupil was severely injured in a car crash, her family is still fighting for the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to make good on the more than R11m settlement to which it initially agreed.
RAF board notice declared invalid
A Road Accident Fund (RAF) board notice, which resulted in victims of motor vehicle collisions being excluded from claiming compensation, has been declared unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid by the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria).
Taxi drivers lose 'unlawful arrest' damages claim
The Mpumalanga High Court (Mbombela) has sent two taxi drivers packing after they tried to sue the police and the NPA for a combined R40m.
Claim against RAF by injured stuntman dismissed
A stuntman who was injured during a stunt in an ice cream van during the filming of a commercial, has lost his legal bid to claim R20m in damages from the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
RAF assets targeted by claimants
The movable assets of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) at its Centurion head office are in danger of being sold via auction.
Discovery wants clarity on RAF claims directive
Discovery Health is to seek clarity from the courts on the interpretation by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) of the Constitutional Court ruling dismissing the RAF’s application for leave to appeal a High Court judgment that ruled unlawful its directive not to make payments to medical aid scheme claimants.
Woman wounded during protest wins case
Nomsa Dyibishe (52) has come out victorious against the Minister of Police in the Eastern Cape High Court (Makhanda) after she was allegedly shot by SAPS officials in January 2019 during service delivery protests in Bathurst, leaving her with wounds to both legs.
Discovery threatens RAF with contempt
Discovery Health has revealed it will seek to hold the Road Accident Fund (RAF) in contempt of court if it fails to comply with this week’s Constitutional Court decision to honour claims lodged on behalf of members injured in traffic accidents.
ConCourt rejects RAF medical scheme appeal bid
The Constitutional Court has rejected the application by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to appeal against a High Court ruling compelling it to resume payments to medical schemes.
SCA dismisses claims for medical negligence
A mother's attempt to claim damages from the Eastern Cape Health Department after her child suffered brain damage has failed in the SCA.
