Casualty Fraud

We are nationally renowned for our civil-fraud work, with unparalleled depth and breadth of experience and an outstanding national reputation for defence work within the insurance sector.

The team

Our barristers have been at the forefront of the fight against insurance fraud on the industry’s behalf for over 12 years and from the very outset of the recognition of the problem. They have led the development of this area of law, including acting in the first case in which an insurer obtained a finding of fundamental dishonesty (Richard Paige) and the first ever private prosecution by an insurer for insurance fraud where 21 fraudsters were convicted; the majority receiving immediate custodial sentences (Matthew Smith). Our members are nationally renowned for their work in this field and are instructed to travel all over the UK. We also advise insurance companies directly on strategy, tactics and indemnity; regularly meeting with insurers and solicitors to identify growth areas of fraud and formulating procedures and processes to deal with them. We enjoy trusted advisor status with many companies and firms.

Park Square Barristers acts for defendant insurers across a spectrum of insurance fraud disputes. Members of the set are highly capable in matters involving exaggerated injuries and induced accidents. The set offers further strength in achieving cost orders against third parties, including solicitors and rehabilitation treatment providers. One source says that “Park Square has always been able to provide suitable support on every case.” Recent work includes representing Advantage Insurance in Mr Mohammad Mirza v Ms Suriya Bi and Advantage Insurance Limited, which led to a finding of fundamental dishonesty.

“The clerks provide prompt, clear communication in every case.”– Chambers & Partners (2026)

Specialisms

We handle all types of insurance fraud cases, road traffic accidents (including organised fraud rings), public liability and employer’s liability cases. The members of the team are particularly experienced in cases involving staged accidents (‘crash for cash’), induced/contrived accidents, Low-Velocity Impact (LVI) matters, bogus passenger claims, credit-hire fraud, and exaggeration of loss. We also have experience of fraud in the context of travel and home-insurance claims. Our barristers are experienced in cases which involve careful liaison with the police and other authorities. Due to our very strong team mentality and constant updating of knowledge, we have pioneered work on technical defences (such as service points particularly in the field of untraceable/non-existent policy-holders) and insurance indemnity points, to enable insurers to strike out cases at an early stage without cost escalation.