The insurance companies had believed the appellant and others had conspired to make fraudulent insurance claims in respect of manufactured road traffic accidents. The second defendant appealed against an order depriving her of all but a third of her costs.
Held: Her appeal succeeded (Sullivan J dissenting). The claimant’s own involvement in the fraud had been found to be minimal. It was generally very unhelpful to compare one case with another based on the factual details.
Judges:
Sedley, Longmore, Aikens LJJ
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Civ 1331, Times 25-Jan-2010, [2010] 3 Costs LR 391, [2010] CP Rep 19
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 11 August 2022; Ref: scu.383835
