
Why did one law firm get 90% of RAF Corporate Panel work?
An arrangement intended to cost R10m for 10 months ran for years, absorbed R26.6m in seven months, and included claims work outside its scope.

An arrangement intended to cost R10m for 10 months ran for years, absorbed R26.6m in seven months, and included claims work outside its scope.

The revived RAF 1 Form claims could create billions of rands in additional liability, with the Fund’s first-quarter average payment illustrating the potential scale of the exposure.

From loss of earnings to plaintiff attorneys, the quarter’s figures offer a closer look at where the RAF’s money is going.

Years of payment delays, missing invoices, and weak administration left medical experts unpaid, before the Fund sought to invoke prescription against some claims.

Spruyt Inc says the Fund’s claims of cruelty and misconduct are a reaction to its relentless pursuit of overdue payments for its indigent clients.