25 years in practice
Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal
4 Hill Street, Port Shepstone
087 711 1456
22 years in practice
Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal
Unit 1, City Chambers, No. 1 Court House Road, Port Shepstone.+27 (0)39 682 5591
10 years in practice
Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal
No. 63 Princess Elizabeth Drive, Port Shepstone039 682 0916
Law Firm
Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 3, Floor 2, Sinclair Building, Lot 48 Wooley Street, Port Shepstone083 488 8454Road Accident Fund is offered by every one of the 4 firms in our Port Shepstone directory, so you have a wide choice. Forder Van Wyk Pieterse Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 25 years, followed by Junaid Khamissa Attorneys and KCN Attorneys. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
If you were injured, or lost a breadwinner, in a road accident in South Africa, you may be able to claim from the Road Accident Fund under the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996. Claims have strict time limits: generally three years from the accident where the driver is known, and two years for hit-and-run cases. Many RAF lawyers work on a contingency fee, which is capped by the Contingency Fees Act.
Claims of up to R200,000 can go to the district magistrate's court and up to R400,000 to the Regional Court. Larger claims are brought in the High Court. For Port Shepstone that is the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, which sits in Durban (about 115 km away). Port Shepstone has its own magistrate's court, the Port Shepstone Magistrate's Court at 5 Court House Road, Port Shepstone 4240.
Usually three years from the date of the accident if the vehicle owner or driver is identified, and two years if they are not. Missing the deadline can end your claim.
A 'no win, no fee' agreement. Under the Contingency Fees Act 66 of 1997 the fee is capped, and the agreement must be in writing. Read it carefully before signing.
Ask how many RAF matters the firm handles, what percentage they charge if you win, and who pays expert reports. Compare the firms listed above for Port Shepstone.
Larger claims from Port Shepstone go to the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, which sits in Durban.
