CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Aug 08 2008 13:42 The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Thousands of road-accident victims will be deprived of legal representation if the Road Accident Fund (RAF) does not continue paying the claimants' compensation directly into their attorneys' accounts, the Cape High Court heard on Friday. Presenting arguments before Judge Jeanette Traverso, advocate Jeremy Gauntlett said the move would make it difficult for attorneys to represent victims. Gauntlett was representing a group of lawyers challenging the RAF's recent decision to pay compensation funds directly into the accounts of claimants. The new system, which came into effect on August 1, is indicative of the RAF's "hypocrisy, cynicism and will deprive claimants of legal...
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