The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fired a warning shot against practitioners who might be tempted into fraud in personal injury cases. A report by the Insurance Fraud Task Force in January called for more to be done about bogus insurance claims. The SRA has drawn up a list of areas where there may be compliance concerns, including: cold calling; referral fees; acting without client approval; paying damages to third parties; and bringing claims without clients’ knowledge. Paul Philip, SRA chief executive, says the consequences of failing to adhere to the code of conduct could be “severe”.
25 March 2016
SRA personal injury fraud warning
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