A Johannesburg judge has criticised a "dishonest" claim to the Road Accident Fund (RAF), according to a report.
Judge Kathleen Satchwell described the behaviour of "facilitators" to RAF benefits in general as "predatory", The Star newspaper reported.
She was speaking in the Johannesburg High Court where a claim of R390,000 had been lodged on behalf of pedestrian, Musejei Motswai, who sprained his ankle in a car accident in August 2008.
"There never was any 'serious injury' sustained by this road accident victim," said Satchwell.
"This was dishonest litigation."
She said there was a current practise of road accident compensation being perceived and used as a "means of providing a livelihood for administrators, attorneys, advocates and professional experts".
"The claim... has been for the sole benefit and enrichment of 'facilitators' of access to road accident compensation," said Satchwell.
The case was settled without compensation being paid.
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