Bosses could face jail for failure to prevent fraud – BBC News
‘Company bosses could be prosecuted for failing to stop their staff committing fraud under new laws being considered by ministers.’
BBC News, 12th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fraud
Privately educated heroin addict jailed for conning widow in £80,000 beggars scam – Daily Telegraph
‘A privately educated musician was among a group of “homeless” conmen who fleeced a retired businesswoman out of up to £80,000.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Are you aware of the impact of the Insurance Act? – Legal Futures
‘You may not have picked up on it, but the recent change to The Insurance Act 2015 is the most significant update to commercial insurance law in the last 100 years, overhauling principles originally laid down by the Marine Insurance Act 1906. The consequences are far-reaching and mean that it is not just your regulator that is interested in ensuring you have adequate risk management in place. Whilst insurers tell us the intention of the new Act is to create a more balanced relationship between insurer and customer, it seems to be a potential landmine for law firms.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Insurance fraudster who tried to blame his solicitor jailed for eight months – Litigation Futures
‘A man who brought a fraudulent personal injury claim, and then tried to blame his solicitor for bringing the action without his knowledge, has been jailed for eight months for contempt of court.’
Litigation Futures, 25th August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Former councillor jailed for supplying false information ahead of election – Local Government Lawyer
‘An ex-councillor has been jailed for two months after pleading guilty to supplying false information to an electoral registration officer.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
When it comes to unsettling settlements, everybody needs good neighbours: Hayward v Zurich Insurance Co [2016] EWCA Civ 327 – Park Square Barristers
‘On 27th July 2016 the Supreme Court handed down their Judgment in the case of Hayward. The case was concerned with whether or not a Defendant, who had settled a personal injury claim despite pleading that the same was exaggerated, could later seek to set aside that settlement on the basis that new evidence of fraud arose.’
Park Square Barristers, 12th August 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Fraudulent claims rule: when can an insurer avoid a claim? – Park Square Barristers
‘Versloot Dredging BV and another (Appellants) v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and others (Respondents) [2016] UKSC 45 resolved one of the most contentious issues in modern insurance law.’
Park Square Barristers, 29th July 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Best man who swindled £8,000 from stag party jailed for 20 months – The Guardian
‘A best man who swindled a groom and his friends out of almost £8,000, failed to book flights for a stag do and lied about having terminal cancer has been jailed for 20 months.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police to hire law firms to tackle cyber criminals in radical pilot project – The Guardian
‘Private law firms will be hired by police to pursue criminal suspects for profit, under a radical new scheme to target cyber criminals and fraudsters.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brexit, risk mitigation & corporate crime – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘After the shock waves felt as a result of the Brexit vote, how should companies deal with corporate governance and criminal risk issues? What should companies be monitoring as they await changes that will take place once the Brexit Article 50 trigger is pulled?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th August 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Six found guilty of corruption in relation to Royal Household contracts – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Following two trials at Southwark Crown Court, Ronald Harper, former Deputy Property Manager within the Royal Household, has been found guilty of conspiracy to make corrupt payments.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th August 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Tribunal clears two solicitors of unwittingly enabling mortgage fraud – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has cleared two solicitors of being unwitting parties to a mortgage fraud, saying that once the mortgagor’s solicitor had been sanctioned in 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should not have continued its case against them as the purchaser’s advisers.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
What lies do to claims – the Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Twin doses of dishonesty in the Supreme Court, last month. Both raised dilemmas for the SC trying to steer a principled way (in different circumstances) towards determining the cost of lying.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th August 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Serious Fraud Office starts Airbus inquiry – The Guardian
‘The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that it has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the commercial airline business of Airbus, the defence and aviation firm. The investigation into potential criminal dealings in the sale of commercial planes was launched in July but revealed at the weekend by the European manufacturer.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Funeral director Alison Pople stole £14k charity donations – BBC News
‘A funeral director who stole money donated by grieving families to charities in memory of their loved ones has been handed a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More than 30 fake UK universities closed by watchdog – The Guardian
‘More than 30 fake UK universities have been shut down in the past year as concern grows about students being mis-sold fraudulent degrees.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cybercriminal “Sir King Cash” ordered to pay back over half a million pounds – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Fraudster Sean Benson, who went by the screen name “Sir King Cash”, has been ordered to pay back £554,000 by a judge at Southwark Crown Court. Benson now has three months in which to pay back the money or face a further five years in jail. All of the money will be paid back to the victims of the fraud.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Fraud unravels all’: landmark Supreme Court ruling – Law Society’s Gazette
‘In a landmark ruling for lawyers and insurers, the Supreme Court has paved the way for personal injury settlements to be successfully challenged if the claimant is subsequently found to have lied.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The fight against fraud – New Law Journal
‘“Fundamental dishonesty” and other measures, outlined by Denise Brosnan.’
New Law Journal, 26th July 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Excluding a party from Court in fraudulent claims – Zenith PI Blog
‘There is a common trend in County Courts up and down the country for witnesses to be excluded from the courtroom during the evidence of another witness and/or a party when there are allegations of fraud or collusion, commonly in relation to a road traffic accident. The pragmatic rationale for such an approach is quite clear- if witness X hears what the Claimant says in cross examination, X may tailor his or her evidence to be consistent with that of the Claimant in a bid to bolster the case.’
Zenith PI Blog, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
