Claims involving fraud and fundamental dishonesty

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This topic looks at the circumstances in which fraud or dishonesty may be alleged including where a claimant exaggerates a genuine injury and road traffic accidents involving low velocity impacts. For further guidance, see Practice Notes: Fraud, exaggeration and LVIs in personal injury claims and Low Velocity Impact RTAs—in detail. It also looks at the remedies available to a party when the other party is proved to have been dishonest or fraudulent including the orders and penalties which may be available to the courts. For further information, see Practice Note: Fraud in personal injury claims—remedies and consequences.

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