November
Articles matching "personal injury fraud"
Failure to comply leads to dismissal of £60,000 hire claim
The Claimant’s failure to obtain relief from sanctions after he had failed to comply with an order to give disclosure and serve witness evidence meant that his claim was dismissed. The Claimant had…
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Inconsistencies lead to claimants throwing in the towel
Three family members, who had brought claims for personal injury, discontinued their claims on the second day of a two day trial and agreed to pay the defendant’s costs, even though their claims were…
Read morePre-action disclosure application for Dash-cam footage is dismissed
An application for the pre-action disclosure of footage taken by a camera fitted to a dashboard, where the accident circumstances were suspicious was refused. There was a danger if the footage was…
Read moreSection 57 applies in liability dispute case due to fundamental dishonesty
A claimant who would have recovered 25% of his claim for damages following a road accident, had his claim dismissed under Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 due to his fundamental…
Read moreClaimant who treated statements of truth with contempt gains no advantage
A claimant who brought a late notified personal injury claim and who treated the signing of statements of truth “with impunity and in fact contempt”, had his claim dismissed and was ordered to pay the…
Read moreInsurance Fraud Taskforce have their say
The Insurance Fraud Taskforce have now delivered their final report. Their findings will not come as a surprise, as the Taskforce released their initial recommendations in two tranches over September…
Read moreFundamental dishonesty found in late notified claim brought 13 months after accident
A late notified, farmed personal injury claim brought under the Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting regime was found to be fundamentally dishonest and was dismissed after the Judge concluded that he…
Read moreSuspended prison sentence dependent upon payment of contribution towards costs
An individual who brought a fraudulent claim, described as amateurish and bound to fail, was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for two years, conditional upon the payment of £5,000 towards…
Read moreGamsby v Rowland
A claim was dismissed after it was found to be fundamentally dishonest, resulting in the Claimant being ordered to repay an interim payment made to him and the Defendant’s costs. Mark Holmes takes us…
Read moreGPS telematics data used to secure finding of fundamental dishonesty
The use of telematics data within the claims process is still very much new ground for insurers. There are numerous issues that require careful consideration and preparation in order to yield the…
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