In this edition of our Motor Fraud Briefing, Francesca O’Neill and Simon Trigger discuss and comment on recent important decisions which give helpful and thorough guidance to courts dealing with road traffic accidents in which low velocity impact and fundamental dishonesty issues arise. These decisions will be particularly significant to Defendants who wish to bring serious inconsistencies in the evidence to light.
January 2019 – Motor Fraud Briefing – low velocity impact and fundamental dishonesty
By Susanna Bennett The High Court decision of Burgess v Sikorski is novel because the court addressed for the first time whether professional deputyship fees were recoverable in a Fatal Accidents Act case in which two dependants were protected beneficiaries. The answer of Mr Justice…
We are pleased to share that Susanna Bennett has returned from parental leave and is available to take instructions. Susanna has a busy practice comprising civil claims and inquests concerning alleged failures in medical treatment, together with duty of care claims brought against employers, occupiers,…
This week Sarah Prager KC reports on the ongoing CMA investigation into drip pricing, and takes inspiration from a recent trip to the cinema to see The Odyssey when considering the ongoing EC review of the operation of the recast Brussels Regulation. The Competition and…
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