Claims for Emotional Shock Arising Out of the Death of a Passenger Who is Subject to Section 18(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 – Swartbooi v Road Accident Fund

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Ahmed, Raheel
Steynberg, Loma

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2014

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en

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Emotional shock , Road Accident Fund , death of a passenger , motor vehicle accident , secondary victim

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The decision of Swartbooi v Road Accident Fund dealt with a claim by a secondary victim (that is, a person who was not directly involved in the motor vehicle accident) for emotional shock. The legal question was whether a secondary victim’s claim for emotional shock should be limited by the application of section 18(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 or not.

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Ahmed R and Steynberg L "Claims for Emotional Shock Arising Out of the Death of a Passenger Who is Subject to Section 18(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 – Swartbooi v Road Accident Fund" 2014: 77 THRHR 306-313

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LexisNexis South Africa

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