Courts were in turmoil after SA's biggest litigant since the Road Accident Fund stopped using attorneys at the beginning of June.Courts are in turmoil after SA's biggest litigant, the Road Accident Fund, stopped using attorneys at the beginning of June.
Claimants were suffering as cases were postponed, and some trials were going ahead in the absence of the RAF, leading to damages awards far higher than they should be. Hughes's order on June 1 said the panel should be retained for six months to avoid chaos in courts, but the RAF stopped using the lawyers or paying their outstanding bills. On July 2, the attorneys were given leave to approach the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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