Prosecution of PI Fraud 15 December 2014 Thomas-Crockett General, personal injury, SA fraud (0) Any regular reader of the PIBlawg will be aware that I have an interest in fraudulent personal injury claims, being involved as I am in numerous cases where a vast range of fraud is alleged by Defendant parties (also see http://bit.ly/1vRcuWT; http://bit.ly/1znwXHI; http://bit.ly/1GokHKm). In recent years there appears to have been a change in culture of insurers, who are far more prep... [More]
Rome II and the Law of the Tort 10 December 2014 Matthew-Chapman Damages, EC Harmonisation, EC Regulations, LP conflict of laws, personal injury (0) Those with an interest in the Rome II Regulation (there must be someone else out there) may already be familiar with the recent decision of Slade J in Winrow v Hemphill & Anor. [2014] EWHC 3164 (QB). This short piece focuses on one aspect of the judgment. First, however, a quick recap. The claim arose out of a road traffic accident in Germany in November 2009. The Claimant was a UK national, d... [More]
Compensating an injured foetus - the CA's decision 05 December 2014 Ian-Miller (0) Can a child make a claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in circumstances where it has been injured by its mother’s excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy? What duty of care is owed by a mother to her unborn child? The Court of Appeal has ruled* that a child could not claim compensation from the CICA. It was not disputed that the child suffered from an injur... [More]
Whiplash and fraudulent claims 03 December 2014 Ian-Miller Damages, Experts (0) The justice secretary spoke to the Association of British Insurers yesterday telling them about the new panels of medical experts in whiplash claims, reported The Times today. The government’s plans for such panels have long been known about but he announced that accredited experts would be allocated randomly to cases going through the Portal. He said there was an expectation that there woul... [More]