LPL4802 Assignment 1 MEMO 2026 Due 24 March 2026

LPL4802 Assignment 1 2026
DUE 26 March 2026

QUESTION 1

Critically discuss the judgment in Jordaan v Road Accident Fund (2022/03746)
[2023] ZAGPJHC 1260 (3 October 2023) with specific reference to the court’s
approach to the assessment and procedural handling of damages claims.

2. Material Facts and Nature of the Damages Claimed

The plaintiff, Mr Jordaan, instituted an action against the Road Accident Fund for
damages arising from bodily injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Liability
was either conceded or previously determined, leaving quantum as the primary issue
for adjudication. The damages claimed included patrimonial loss, such as loss of