Fraudulent holiday sickness claims have been a significant problem for the travel industry in recent years. However, the industry tackled abuses by adopting a robust approach to evidence and focusing its investigative efforts on early identification of groundless claims. The introduction of a formal Pre-Action Protocol just before the 2018 summer season also helped in addressing claims numbers and behaviours.
What is the impact of the recent High Court decision in Griffith v TUI on such issues? Stuart Smith of our fraud team reviews the decision in this blog, acknowledging that it may have an impact on the defence of sickness claims generally but arguing that the case may have a less significant impact on the defence of suspected fraudulent claims than might first have been thought.
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