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Credibility of witnesses and fundamental dishonesty: two fraudulent claims dismissed on appeal
The High Court recently considered the issue of fundamental dishonesty under section 57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 ("s.57"), with differing results, in two appeals from judgments given by…
Read moreClaimant avoids finding of fundamental dishonesty by the court attributing blame instead to his expert
In the third in a series of recent High Court decisions grappling with the concept of 'fundamental dishonesty' in relation to section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 ("Section 57"), DWF…
Read moreSecond High Court decision shows increasing importance of fundamental dishonesty
Stratos Gatzouris reviews the recent decision in Razumas v Ministry of Justice (2018), in which the High Court has followed January's decision in London Organising Committee of the Olympic and…
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Claimant scythed down by Section 57
The decision of the High Court in London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (In Liquidation) ("LOCOG") v Haydn Sinfield ("Sinfield") on 22 January 2018, has opened up further…
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Fundamental dishonesty goes beyond claims in the fast track
Although there are many reports of a finding of fundamental dishonesty in whiplash cases, they are only now starting to emerge in larger claims. Sunil Nannar looks at the judgment in one such case,…
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Surveillance footage: Good days and bad days
In a case where the extent to which the claimant had recovered from injury was in issue, the court concluded that a disparity between his appearance on surveillance footage and his presentation to…
Read moreExaggeration of injuries sees claim dismissed under Section 57
A Claimant who suffered personal injury as a result of a road traffic accident had her claim dismissed under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 due to fundamental dishonesty on her…
Read moreDriver who supported phantom passengers loses his claim under Section 57
A Claimant, who had been awarded his claim for vehicle damage, subsequently had his entire claim dismissed pursuant to Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. The Court found that he…
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 more“Ghost driver” accused of worst kind of opportunism
An attempt to bring a claim for personal injury by an individual, who was not an occupant at the time that two vehicles came into contact with each other, failed and was condemned as being the “worst…
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