Kirk V Walton [2008] EWHC 1780 (QB)
Mrs. Justice Cox has given an insurer, represented by William Featherby Q.C., permission to proceed against a former claimant for contempt of court. She held that the insurers had a strong prima facie case against the claimant. The contempt proceedings arise out of what the insurers allege is a stark mismatch between the claimant's complaints of disability in witness statements, reflected in a claim for over £800,000 damages after a road accident, and the reality when she was filmed by enquiry agents. Cox J held that the claimant's contempt could not be expunged by the fact that her claim had been compromised (the insurers having paid her £25,000 but with an order for costs against her). The trial of the proceedings is expected before the end of the year. Please see Kirk v. Walton [2008] EWHC 1780(QB)
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