Parkies v Road Accident Fund (437/2015)
Parkies v Road Accident Fund (437/2015) [2025] ZAGPPHC 533 (19 May 2025)
The court found that the defendant's admissions at the pre-trial conference were limited to the correctness of expert reports as they accorded with hospital records and did not amount to an admission of the seriousness of the plaintiff's injuries as required by section 17(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act. The defendant explicitly declined to admit the injuries and general damages at the pre-trial stage. Therefore, the plaintiff must obtain a serious injury assessment report from the HPCSA before the claim for general damages can proceed. The claim for general damages is postponed sine die pen…
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- Road Accident Fund Act
- Admissions In Civil Proceedings
- Serious Injury Assessment
- General Damages
- Pre Trial Conference
- Expert Evidence