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Section 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…
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Jackson reiterates that proportionality and costs are just as relevant to the MOJ Portal and Small Claims Track
A credit hire claim brought in the Portal, should have been resolved by way of a Stage 3 hearing and not transferred to the Small Claims Track the Court of Appeal have ruled in an appeal before them…
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Claimant 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…
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The Evolving Fraudster
DWF hosted its annual National Fraud Conference last month and welcomed more than 90 delegates to its London office. National Fraud Head, Lorraine Carolan introduced the 10 DWF speakers, who covered a…
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The game is up
Last June, the MoJ indicated that it would carry out a review as to how MedCo was operating. The review, which the MoJ said it would it was always going to carry out, was brought forward due to the…
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Scotland this month and looking ahead
In our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland, Andrew Lothian and Caroline Coyle look at:
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Will CMCs come to fear the FCA?
The fact that the proposed reform of whiplash claims and the raising of the Small Claims Track limit were both announced by the Chancellor in last year’s Autumn Statement is indicative of the…
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Contrived collision defeated with assistance from engineering expert
A Claimant who brought a suspected fraudulent road traffic accident claim, claiming for personal injury, hire charges in the sum of £56,000 and storage and recovery charges in the sum of over £16,000…
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Telematics evidence defeats 6 claims and ends suspected fraud ring
Telematics evidence used to identify and successfully defend claims arising from a suspected staged accident, saved insurers £1/4m. The telematics data suggested that the collision occurred some…
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Fraudsters ordered to pay £40,000 in exemplary damages
Claimants, who had all lied in an attempt to pursue claims for personal injury from a deliberately induced collision, were ordered to pay a total of £40,000 in exemplary damages after the Judge…
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