The Home Office, along with other news organisations, has raised queries as to whether or not the police should always be involved when fraud cases are being investigated. Indeed, it has been suggested that the matter could be dealt with more suitably by the victims’ banks or financial institutions. As part of the Fraud Act […]

Growing concerns have been raised in relation to the compensation culture and, more specifically, the use of no win no fee arrangements, in order to encourage individuals to litigate where the case may be spurious or, at the very least highly, unlikely to be successful. Recognising this ongoing difficulty, Lord Young has presented a report […]

Steel erector for Fawley Refinery near Southampton, Graham Wood aged 42, has filed a personal injury compensation claim against Esso Petroleum. His claim surrounds the suffering of breathing difficulties acquired while working for the company in June of 2005. Detailing the incident, he stated in court, that he was exposed to fumes described as a […]

Heavy metal icon Paul Andrews AKA Paul Di’Anno, former lead singer of world-renowned Iron Maiden, may be facing a jail sentence after pleading guilty to benefit fraud. Andrews left the band in 1981 and years after has apparently filed a claim for incapacity after reporting that he had suffered nerve damage to his back and […]

Accusations have been hurled by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on former IndyMac executives, CEO Michael Perry and two former chief financial officers Scott Keys and Blair Abernathy, for allegedly filing false disclosures about the company and its subsidiary’s financial health. The securities fraud had thereby led to seriously misleading investors over years. IndyMac […]