pipla

The Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (PIPLA) was formed in 2020 as a non-profit organisation to represent the interests of attorneys, advocates and medical experts, other experts and any persons who represent or assist people who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents in South Africa. Its members would largely be involved in work involving claims lodged with the Road Accident Fund and it aims to represent them, to encourage and promote ethical conduct by all who work in the field and to make legislative suggestions with regard to the legislative and administrative framework in terms of which those RAF claims are administered.

Our latest newsletters

SCA Judgment of Interest

14-Mar-25

Please see the below link to a recent SCA judgment which we believe will be of interest to our members. Thank you to Nicolette de Witt who has prepared a helpful summary of the judgment. Kind Regards, Adv J Erasmus Newnet Properties SCA judgement .....

PIPLA’s comments on the RAF’s paper

27-Feb-25

PIPLA has submitted a lengthy comment, running to approximately 2,500 words, by our chairperson, Advocate Justin Erasmus, on the proposed standard formula for the calculation of loss of earnings, losses or general damages by the RAF. Our submission makes .....

SARS matter postponed

24-Feb-25

The matter involving SARS and the RAF was in Court today. We sent a representative to Court and can report back that SARS was represented by Adv John Peter SC and the matter was postponed until 17 March.

We will be back in Court on 17 .....

RAF to get 25% less a month for 5 months

23-Feb-25

This article may explain why many of you have noticed a slowdown in payments from the RAF in February. Apparently over the next months SARS will be taking R1 billion a month (about 25% of what the RAF receives monthly) to cover a debt owed to it by .....

Must pay past meds

11-Feb-25

Hi Here is an article of interest for members:[.....] .....