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We prepare an annual publication of financial and statistical information relevant to the assessment of damages for personal injury or death.
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DECEMBER 2022
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WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY XMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
It is trite law that the Apportionment of Damages Act does not apply to claims for loss of support. This does not prevent the RAF claims handlers trying their luck time and again to bamboozle claimants. In Mfomadi v RAF (34221/06) [2012] ZAGPPHC 152 the judge records that:
“The parties had agreed that the damages be apportioned 60/40 but apportionment was not applied for dependants’ claims, where only 1 % liability need be proved to succeed with their full damages. The agreement was therefore not binding on the court and the plaintiffs were entitled to their full damages.”
Claimants for loss of support beware.
Vital Statistics
CAP determination 30 October 2022 | R336 308 |
CPI year-on-year to October 2022: | 7,6% |
RSA long bond yield October 2022: | 9,3% |
Real rate of return (8,5 less 5,9): | 1,7% |
Lightstone Property Index November 2022 (y/y real): | -4,7% |