Fraud
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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…
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Admissibility of surveillance evidence
Earlier this month HHJ Keyser QC sitting at Cardiff County Court allowed the defendant’s appeal for permission to rely on surveillance evidence. In doing so he rejectedan argument that the absence of…
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The top 10 priorities for the new Cabinet
Following a turbulent couple of months, MPs and Members of the new Cabinet have returned to their constituencies, after Parliament rose this week for Summer Recess. Nigel Teasdale looks at 10 key…
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The deal's off!
On Wednesday the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the long running saga of Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that, where a defendant suspected that a claim…
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Scotland this month and looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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A charter for untruth?
On 20 July 2016, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Versloot Dredging BV and another (Appellants) v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and Others, dispelling the assumption that the…
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Offside! Claimants caught in the net in suspected criminal conspiracy
Five accidents involving 31 suspected fraudulent claims and occurring within 9 days of each other, were part of a suspected widescale criminal conspiracy to defraud RSA. The accidents were said to…
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Phantom passengers ordered to pay costs following a finding that their claims were fundamentally dishonest
A mother who claimed that her child was in a car with her at the time of a road traffic accident, had falsely claimed for financial gain, as neither she, nor the child were in the vehicle at the time…
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Scotland this month and looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Hanging on the telephone
A Defendant successfully defeated a personal claim in which the Claimant had categorically stated in a telephone call that he had not been injured, only for him then to bring a claim for personal…
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