‘The courts have served up further signs that lying on a personal injury claim is not to be treated as the death knell for other heads of loss.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Williams-Henry v Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd [2024] EWHC 806 (KB), Ritchie J found that, despite the Claimant having sustained serious injuries, which would have warranted damages of almost £600,000, that she had been fundamentally dishonest. This resulted in the entirety of her claim being dismissed under s57 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Act 2015 (‘CJCA 2015’).’
39 Essex Chambers, 16th April 2024
Source: www.39essex.com
‘The Judgment in the case of Kirsty Williams-Henry makes for very uncomfortable reading for everybody who deals with severe to catastrophic personal injury cases.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 12th April 2024
Source: 12kbw.co.uk
‘For many years, companies have been selling or promoting products under claims that they have high ethical, social and governance (ESG) and/or sustainability credentials. In many cases, these claims are accurate and can help in the ongoing efforts to create a more sustainable society. In other cases, however, ESG claims can be overstated or even false – this is greenwashing.’
Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 16th April 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘A woman seeking damages after suffering multiple injuries due to a bad fall in Wales is about to lose out on almost £600,000 for being “thoroughly dishonest” in her process of asking for compensation.’
The Independent, 13th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in jail for sexual assault after pretending to be a man to dupe a woman into sex using a blindfold, a sex toy and a “wholly fake persona”.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman accused of posing as a man to prey on a short-sighted teenager has been given a community order for sexually assaulting her female victim by kissing.’
BBC News, 20th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge was correct to award only £1 in damages to a libel claimant who lied to the court, three appeal judges have found in the latest ruling concerning the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin. Computer scientist Dr Craig Wright last year successfully sued a blogger who had publicly accused him of fraud. However Mr Justice Chamberlain ordered only nominal damages because Wright had submitted “deliberately false” evidence on the extent of harm caused by the libel.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In order to have a sense of how my own experience was mirrored by colleagues in Ropewalk Chambers, I conducted a recent survey asking colleagues for their own experiences regarding fundamental dishonesty at trial.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 30th March 2023
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
‘A teacher who lied about having cancer and falsely claimed that surgeons had removed her eye has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘When professionals are sued, it’s not unusual for them to make an assertion that their clients were “up to something”, or to complain that they had provided wilfully misleading or incomplete instructions.’
4 New Square Chambers, 7th December 2022
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) can enforce a £15,000 costs order against a struck-off solicitor more than 12 years after it was made, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 6th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This article will consider an interesting case involving deceit, when some defendants took out an unregulated loan, secured on a residential property, on the basis that the loan was wholly or predominantly for a business purpose.’
33 Bedford Row, 11th August 2022
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘The BBC has agreed to pay “substantial damages” to William and Harry’s former nanny over “false and malicious” allegations used to obtain Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.’
The Independent, BBC News, 22nd July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An injured person who claimed more than £500,000 for lost earnings – while hiding the fact he was still in paid work – has lost his entire damages award because of fundamental dishonesty.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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