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Fraud

Outsmarting the fraudsters

There is no area of insurance that is immune to the risk of fraudulent claims.

The introduction of s57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 and the legal doctrine of Fundamental Dishonesty has changed the landscape for defendants providing a powerful weapon in the fight against fraud.

We offer bespoke counter fraud solutions that combine market-leading intelligence with experienced counter fraud lawyers with cross-class capability including motor, liability, credit hire, property and travel.

Services offered include:

Intel – data washing and claims validation
End-to-end fraud avoidance claims handling
Pre-litigation and litigation handling by experienced lawyers
Credit hire and repair validation and handling
Recovery and sanctions

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Fari v Homes for Haringey

Plexus Law were the first law firm to obtain a strike out for abuse of process for gross exaggeration. The claimant was also sentenced to three months imprisonment for contempt of court. Ms Fari tripped over an uneven pavement which was under the control of Homes for Haringey and claimed that...

Published: 24 Sep 2016

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CASE ALERTS

Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Guidance

This article was first published online by Highways Today on 15th November 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission. Introduction The Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code (“WMHI”) was published in October 2016. Its two year transition period has now ended. The...

by Plexus, 16 Nov 2018

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Waiting time, duty of care and causation

Does a clinically unqualified A&E receptionist owe a duty of care in giving information about waiting time? On 10 October, in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, the Supreme Court said yes. Facts Just before 8.30...

by Plexus, 25 Oct 2018

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Judge resists challenge to Roberts v Johnstone

In the case of Charlotte Swift v Malcolm Carpenter [2018] Mrs Justice Lambert had to decide whether to adopt alternative approaches to Roberts v Johnstone including those put forward by the Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA). The Claimant was a...

by Plexus, 13 Aug 2018

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