Fraud

A complete service based on effective fraud detection, proactive case handling, robust sanctions and clear and understandable advice.

Weightmans’ fraud team acts for a wide range of clients across various sectors. With specialists in every major discipline including motor, employers liability, public liability and disease the team acts for insurers, local authorities, large corporate/self insured’s, self drive hire companies, freight operators, foreign insurers, bus and coach operators and the emergency services.

The team’s breadth of expertise means that, however your business is affected by fraud, we can advise you on how to detect it, handle it and set a deterrent to those involved.

We advise on all aspects of fraud, including organised fraud rings, serial claimants, staged and contrived accidents, phantom passenger claims, minor impact cases, fabricated claims and exaggeration. Further, we employ specialist teams to guarantee the best advice is provided in key cases, for instance organised and complex fraud rings, thus ensuring clients can be confident that these strategic cases are handled effectively.

We believe in devising a strategy for each case at the earliest stage in order to avoid unnecessary legal costs and to bring proceedings to a conclusion as rapidly as possible. We are accustomed to fighting fraud in litigation. We do not settle cases on the door of the court.

Setting a deterrent to fraud is key and we go beyond successful detection and repudiation of fraud by advising on sanctions such as contempt of court, deceit actions, criminal prosecutions, professional misconduct and costs recovery.

Weightmans’ fraud offering is underpinned by an ethical approach to fraud detection and handling. Clients benefit from expert advice on how to ensure their own processes and procedures are legally compliant, particularly with regards to the Data Protection Act 1998, duties of Confidentiality and the Civil Procedure Rules.

Involving Weightmans in your fraud handling strategy is easy. We will explore your requirements at no cost and recommend solutions tailored to your needs.

For further information or to arrange a meeting call Stuart Smith, Head of Fraud, on 0151 242 7948 or email on stuart.smith@weightmans.com.