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Attorney gets justice for victim after RAF failings

09 December 2020,  Lefevré Joubert

The astonishing story of how the Road Accident Fund (RAF) failed an accident victim, who had to wait 12 years... to be paid out 

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Road Accident Fund

27 August 2018

My client was involved in a motor vehicle collision, but the other party was driving of a donkey cart. Does... my client have a claim against The Road Accident Fund for injuries sustained as result of a motor vehicle collision?

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Road Accident Fund claims: Must I pay back my medical scheme?

21 November 2014

You were in a motor vehicle accident and your medical aid scheme covered your medical costs. On advice of your... attorney you also submitted a claim to the Road Accident Fund for your medical expenses. The Road Accident Fund indicated it was prepared to pay out your claim but now your medical scheme insists that the medical costs it paid be recovered from the amounts paid out by the Road Accident Fund. Is this correct and must you pay back your medical insurer for your medical costs?

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Road Accidents and Personal Insurance

25 July 2013

The frequency and severity of road accidents are becoming an increasingly worrying statistic and the provisions made by the Road... Accident Fund (RAF) for injury or death suffered on our roads are decreasing with each amendment of the Act. This increases the burden on each person to financially prepare themselves for the possibility of a serious motor vehicle accident and the potential repercussions of such an event. But how does one do this?

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RAF Undertaking: What does this mean?

25 June 2013

Ten years ago Henry was involved in a motor vehicle accident which left him paralysed from the waist down and... wheelchair bound for life. Three years later a court order, in favour of Henry, was issued in terms of a third party claim Henry instituted against the Road Accident Fund (RAF). A few weeks after that, the RAF issued an Undertaking which formed part of the settlement of Henry’s claim. Henry is not sure what this means and what he can do in terms of this Undertaking and how this will assist him in living with his disability.

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Road accident injuries: Do I have a claim?

22 November 2012

The RAF Act has been amended with the amendments substantially impacting on all claims arising from motor vehicle accidents which... occurred after 1 August 2008, and resulting in many victims being unsure of whether they can claim from the RAF or not. To help clarify some of the implications of the amendments, we broadly explain what loss or damage can be claimed for under the Act.

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