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

Court Order - Jurisdiction Changes

30-Sep-26

Please see the link below to the court order dated 28 September 2026:

https://www.pipla.co.za/newsletter/documents/document.cfm?docID=107

The court ordered that the Minister’s July 2026 determination is reviewed and set .....

Constitutional Court Dismisses RAF Appeal

15-Sep-26

The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Road Accident Fund’s application for leave to appeal regarding foreign nationals, finding that it had no reasonable prospects of success, and ordered that leave to appeal be refused with costs.

A .....

LSSA also appeals

14-Aug-26

PIPLA members are advised that the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has now filed its own application for leave to appeal against the whole of the judgment and order delivered by the Full Court on 23 July 2026.

This is a highly .....

Leave to Appeal- Mediation Judgment

13-Aug-26

PIPLA has served and filed a Notice of Application for Leave to Appeal the recent mediation judgment, you can read it here: [.....] A short summary of the main points is set out below: The full court may have incorrectly determined the date on .....

Mediation - the way forward

05-Aug-26

The PIPLA Committee met immediately following the Court’s decision to consider its implications and determine the appropriate way forward.

At that meeting, the Committee resolved to obtain separate legal opinions from two Senior Counsel. .....