July
Articles matching "fraudulent motor claims"
Fraudulent claimants count the cost with exemplary damages award
Two Claimants found to be fundamentally dishonest were ordered to pay exemplary damages of £3,000 as well as indemnity costs after being found to be ‘complicit in a criminal conspiracy to defraud’…
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MedCo comes under review
In June, the MoJ published a statement on the MedCo website highlighting its concerns about a number of behaviours in the MRO market that have the potential to undermine the Government’s policy…
Read moreToday’s MoJ announcement should see MedCo act
With the MoJ seeing evidence of a number of different models that undermine the government’s policy objectives and public confidence in MedCo, they have today issued a statement reiterating the…
Read moreFraudulent claimant found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment
An individual who had made false statements in a fraudulent damages claim against Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc (RSA), in relation to a staged road traffic accident was committed for contempt…
Read moreCourt of Appeal dismisses Claimants’ request for permission to appeal in Azimi Group of cases
In August 2014, Associate James Stevens brought us an update on the Azimi Group of cases, in which he was acting for three insurers and the dismissal of the Claimants’ paper request for permission to…
Read moreRoyal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc v Fahad (2014)
It was in the public interest to bring committal proceedings against a person who had allegedly made false statements during a claim for damages where there was a strong prima facie case that the road…
Read moreIFB joins battle in the fight against EL and PL injury fraud
Today’s announcement by the Insurance Fraud Bureau that it is to look to extend its remit beyond “cash for crash” motor fraud, will come as little surprise to industry watchers. The good work that the…
Read moreCan MedCo do the business?
When the MoJ announced that it intended to reform the way that expert reports were commissioned in personal injury cases, it was always likely that the second phase of whiplash reforms would be the…
Read moreWill driverless car technology mean a red light to fraudulent motor claims?
Lucy Bevan, a Solicitor in DWF's fraud team, discusses the potential impact of the introduction of driverless cars upon motor fraud claims.
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