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Failure to Comply with a Restraint Order is not a Criminal Offence.

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On April 14, 2014 In Direct Access Barrister, Fraud, Fraud Barristers Direct, Ian Unsworth QC, Restraint Orders

In what the Serious Fraud Office has described as a “landmark victory” the Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Director of Serious Fraud Office v O’Brien [2014] UKSC 23. This case highlighted an important matter for Courts dealing [...] Read More

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Insurance Fraud Increased 40% In 2013

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On April 7, 2014 In Fraud Barristers Direct

Overall fraud figures for 2013 were actually down, but cases of insurance fraud rose by nearly 40% from 2012 figures. This represented the third consecutive year of fraudulent activity in insurance applications, and means that 17 in every 10,000 applications [...] Read More

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Courtesy Car Insurance Fraud Arrests Made

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On April 5, 2014 In Direct Access Barrister, Fraud, Fraud Barristers Direct

Police conducted 20 raids across the country, and arrested 17 people in a sting to bring down companies and individuals guilty of committing courtesy car insurance. Courtesy car insurance is typically committed by insurance and claims management companies, and can [...] Read More

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Banker Jailed For Her Part In £218,000 Fraud

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On March 19, 2014 In Banking Fraud, Computer Fraud, Cyber Crime, Direct Access Barrister, Fraud, Fraud Barristers Direct, Nigel Power QC

A UK banker has been jailed after admitting to defrauding bank customers out of a total of £218,000 in order to fund her lifestyle. The crime was discovered after an anti-fraud system at the bank she worked at flagged a [...] Read More

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Benefit Claimant Told He Can Keep Claiming Despite Football Picture

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On March 19, 2014 In Benefit Fraud, Direct Access Barrister, Fraud, Fraud Barristers Direct

A benefit claimant has been found not guilty of benefit fraud, and told that he can continue to claim benefits, despite being pictured playing football having said that his sickle cell anaemia means that he is barely able to walk [...] Read More

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UK Charity Sector Loses £1.65bn A Year To Fraud

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On March 18, 2014 In Charity Fraud, Direct Access Barrister, Fraud Barristers Direct

Research and figures from the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies and accountancy firm BDO show that the UK charity sector is losing a total of £1.65bn a year on average to fraud. The figures have been derived using global averages [...] Read More

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UK Criminals Moving To Food Fraud

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On March 17, 2014 In Direct Access Barrister, Fraud

There are many types of fraud that criminals utilise in order to illegally obtain money, and according to recent reports, UK criminals are beginning to turn their attention to food fraud. In fact, a report that was commissioned after the [...] Read More

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Bitcoin & The Law

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On March 14, 2014 In Bitcoin, Direct Access Barrister, Fraud, Fraud Barristers Direct, Nigel Power QC

Nigel Power QC “Rather as with contract bridge, the effort required to get your head around Bitcoin seems wildly disproportionate to any potential benefit that might conceivably head your way.” Rhodri Marsden, The Independent, 2nd January 2014 1. The History [...] Read More

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UK And Spanish Police Arrest A Ring Of More Than 100 Fraudsters

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On March 13, 2014 In Banking Fraud, Benefit Fraud, Charity Fraud, Computer Fraud, Cyber Crime, Direct Access Barrister, Fraud Barristers Direct, Nigel Power QC

An international operation staged by UK and Spanish police has led to the arrest of more than 100 fraudsters. It is believed that approximately 850 UK victims, many of whom were pensioners, have been defrauded of £15m after being sold [...] Read More

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NHS Fraud Has Risen More Than 42% In Five Years

Posted by Fraud Barristers Direct On February 21, 2014 In Fraud Barristers Direct

A Freedom Of Information request has revealed figures showing that NHS fraud has risen by more than 42% in the past five years in Scotland. This means that a total of £2.19m was fraudulently taken between 2008 and 2013. The [...] Read More

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