THE INTERPRETATION OF THE AMENDED RAF ACT 56 OF 1996 AND THE REGULATIONS THERETO BY THE COURTS WITH REGARD TO “SERIOUS INJURY” CLAIMS

The RAF Amendment Act 19 of 2005 came into effect on 1 August 2008 and sections 17(1) and 17(1A) introduced the concept of “serious injury”. This entails that a third-party claimant who wishes to claim compensation for non-patrimonial loss suffered after a motor-vehicle accident has to prove that hi...

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Main Authors: Loma Steynberg, Raheel Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2012-08-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/webfm_send/58124