Fraud

10 years of Fundamental Dishonesty: 13 April 2015 – the implementation date of Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act (‘CJCA’) 2015. The anniversary of this landmark reform has seen calls to roll back the legislation, or to impose curbs on the ability of Defendants to make allegations of fundamental dishonesty. Will Stobart examines the success of the reforms, and the merits of proposals to alter its scope. Read here

DWF secure significant result in the High Court: DWF secured a significant result in the High Court in Yesim Kul & Others v DWF Law LLP in relation to the usage of claimants' data employed by way of similar fact evidence in the defence of suspected fraudulent claims. Read here

Credit Hire, CHOs and Non-Party Costs Orders: The conjoined appeals of Tescher v DAM's; AXA Insurance v Spectra Drive Ltd in the Court of Appeal look at the issue of when and in what circumstances a non-party credit hire company has to pay the defendant's costs, providing long awaited clarity to credit hire practitioners. Read here

Additional Injuries

We take a look at some successful strategies we have employed in additional injury cases. Read here