Liability Risk and Insurance
Fraud
Fundamental dishonesty finding over duplicate injury claims
A finding of fundamental dishonesty has led to a personal assistant to ultra-high net worth families paying over £11,000 in
legal costs after she claimed twice for the same set of minor injuries. Clyde & Co said the woman was involved in two car
accidents in one month, only one of which resulted in injuries. However, she submitted two claims for injuries after failing
to disclose all the facts to medical examiners. The judge found that she had been fundamentally dishonest and should pay the
costs of insurance company Aviva.