Passenger who pulled handbrake held to be ‘driver’ for RAF claim
The High Court finds that seizing a vehicle’s controls can make a passenger the legal driver under the RAF Act.
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SCA dismisses RAF reconsideration bid in unpaid medical claims dispute
The Supreme Court of Appeal confirms that 181 unchallenged court orders obtained by Sunshine Hospital remain enforceable.
Full Bench adds weight to challenges against RAF medical expense directives
Internal directives cannot displace court orders or long-standing principles governing compensation, says the Western Cape High Court.
Laser scar therapy can be a recoverable medical expense
The High Court’s ruling clarifies that clinically necessary cosmetic interventions can be recognised as legitimate past medical expenses in personal injury claims.
RAF loses another medical scheme member liability case
The High Court, endorsing the minority judgment’s view, rules the Fund must pay the medical expenses covered by Discovery Health.
RAF’s legal rope nearing its end as High Court tells fund to pay R33 million
The recent ruling by the High Court underscores the Road Accident Fund’s obligation to reimburse medical scheme members for past medical expenses covered by the injured person’s medical scheme after a motor vehicle accident.
Study: RAF losing R3bn a year in ‘opportunistic’ loss of income claims
Research on behalf of the Actuarial Society recommends prohibiting individuals with minor injuries from submitting loss of income claims.
