Overview The High Court recently highlighted the complexities of loss of income claims for traditional healers in personal injury cases. In Tjiane v Road Accident Fund [2024] 52384-2021 (GP), the court decided on a case where a traditional healer sustained multiple...
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Food delivery scooters and road accidents – can you claim from the RAF?
Road accidents involving food delivery drivers are far more common than you can imagine, with most cases reported to have resulted in serious injuries and death. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, with most people choosing to stay indoors, the food delivery industry...
Rule 42(1)(b): Ambiguities, Errors and Omissions in Court Orders or Judgments
There are instances where a court order or judgment contains mistakes, ambiguities, or omissions which the court must correct or clarify to the litigants. Often, the purpose of such clarification/correction is to ensure that the proper and true intended purpose of the...
Third Party Claim Prescribes After the Sheriff Refuses to Serve a Summons
Author: Mpumelelo Ndlela The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Motloung and Another v The Sheriff, Pretoria East and Others (Case no 1394/18) {2020} ZASCA (“Motloung”), discouraged the conduct of the sheriff in Pretoria East (“the respondent”) for refusing to serve a...
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