The Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (PIPLA), representing approximately 400 personal injury lawyers, this week filed an urgent application to the Constitutional Court challenging the legality and constitutionality of the new Practice Directive mandating compulsory mediation in civil matters in the Gauteng Division. Advocate Justin Erasmus, Chairperson of PIPLA, says while the directive may have […]
Three out of 1 000 – that is the number of mediations that have taken place over the last four months from just over 1 000 Rule 41A notices served on the RAF. “The numbers tell a dismal story,” says Advocate Justin Erasmus, Chairperson of the Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (PIPLA), which represents around […]
While news reports dominate with former RAF boss Collins Letsoalo’s refusal to appear before SCOPA, another crisis is unfolding as the RAF’s compulsory mediation, introduced in Gauteng in May for civil cases, continues to unravel. Advocate Justin Erasmus, Chairperson of the Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (PIPLA), says since PIPLA brought an application which will […]
By Tania Broughton, GroundUp Discovery Health had an “overwhelming case” against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and its CEO Collins Letsoalo showing it was clearly in breach of a 2022 court ruling that the fund was not allowed to withhold payments for past medical expenses from road accident victims who had been paid out by their […]
Lying to parliament’ and ‘violating accounting standards’ among the reasons cited. A Cape Town-based attorney has lodged an application in the High Court in Johannesburg on behalf of 28 clients to declare the board of the financially distressed Road Accident Fund (RAF), its chair Lorraine Francois, and CEO Collins Letsoalo delinquent. Written By Roy Cokayne […]
Contempt of court application against the fund and its CEO stands down so it can be heard by a full bench of three judges. By Roy Cokayne 26 Mar 2024 04:03 View Article
The closer we are getting to the 8th October, the deadline for objections to the Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill published by the Department of Transport, the larger the pool of objectors is getting with over 11 500 objections currently lodged on the Dear South Africa site alone. Advocate Justin Erasmus, Chairperson of the Personal […]
Various stakeholders have raised concerns about the proposed amendments to the Road Accident Fund released by the Department of Transport on September 8. More than 5 000 objections have been registered against the proposed Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill of this year. Critics argue that if passed, it could limit compensation options for drivers, […]
Adv Justin Erasmus, voorsitter van die Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (Pipla) gesels oor die nuwe konsepwet vir die Padongelukkefonds. Luister hier onder na die uitsaaiding:
The legal profession was hopeful that more stakeholders would respond to a memorandum sent out on 21 July 2023 that referred to the problems at the Road Accident Fund (RAF). The representative of various organisations in the legal profession, however, has received feedback from some of the stakeholders to whom the memorandum was sent. De Rebus was […]
