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James Thacker and Thom Dyke: Convictions secured in £7½ million frauds
James Thacker and Thom Dyke secured convictions against four defendants for their role in a sophisticated global conspiracy to defraud over £7½ million.
Fraud allegations on appeals from county court – Mavris v Xylia
The Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos has given an important judgment dealing with how the High Court should deal with appeals from the County Court that are based on the ground of fraud. In Mavris v Xylia (1//11/17) it was common ground…
Fine Wine Fraudsters convicted
Following a four week trial at Southwark Crown Court, Thomas Hole was convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud. Ryan Fraser pleaded guilty prior to the trial commencing.
Eleanor Mawrey successfully prosecutes employee who faked cancer to defraud company
Eleanor Mawrey successfully prosecuted Elaine Lynch-Harwood who callously defrauded her employers over an 8 year period.
Fraud successfully prosecuted by James Thacker
Adeshola Dada was convicted of fraudulently accessing the servers remotely, logging in with other staff members’ credentials and altering bank account information.
Fighting fraud
Judgment in the case of Da Costa v Sargaco [2016] EWCA Civ 764 was handed down last week and represents the latest round of the struggle between claimants bringing claims for injury or damage arising out of road traffic accidents and defendant insurers alleging that…
Claims of alleged fraud not exempt from Denton
“The court cannot ignore that insurers are professional litigants, who can properly be held responsible for any blatant disregard of their own commercial interests.” – Gentry v Miller & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 141 at 34. Such was the warning sent to insurers…
Gentry v Miller: Denton Applies Even Where Fraud Is Alleged; Such Allegations Do Not of Themselves Outweigh Procedural Default
Does an allegation of fraud against a claimant weigh against a strict application of the Denton principles? In Gentry v Miller and UK Insurance Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 141, the Court of Appeal made clear that Denton applies in the usual way. The fact fraud…
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