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Shown below are the publications for 2008;
Spark Issue 6
Spark Issue 6 is now available, or for one month only - Sparkle!  We hope you enjoy our festive round up in this month's edition..
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Spark Issue 5
Issue 5 includes the following features:  Keoghs saves insurers £40m on suspected fraudKeoghs Counter-Fraud Services unit has helped our cl...
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Inconsistencies in the claimant’s evidence can be critical
In this case, which was handled by Keoghs Counter-Fraud Services department on instruction from Churchill Insurance Co Ltd, the court decided that the...
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Fictitious falls and trumped-up trips - limiting the losses from employers' liability fraud
The employers’ liability (EL) market has returned an underwriting profit in only one of the past five years and, according to Datamonitor, is un...
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Client Briefing - Health and Safety (Offences) Bill
Employers should be aware of this Bill, which passed its third and final reading in the House of Lords on 10 October 2008 and received Royal assent on...
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Spark Issue 4
Issue 4 includes the following features:Keoghs is retained by AXAKeoghs is delighted to have been retained on the legal panel of AXA Insurance followi...
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Changes to CPR Part 6
From 1 October 2008, a number of amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules come into force, including a new Part 6 in relation to Service of Documents.F...
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Spark Issue 2
Issue 3 includes the following features: Feeling the strainStress-related claims can often be confusing and require more extensive investigation than ...
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Spark Issue 3
Issue 3 includes the following features: Feeling the strainStress-related claims can often be confusing and require more extensive investigation than ...
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Spark Issue 2
Issue 2 includes the following features:   Disease team goes from strength to strengthNew partner Peter Kenworthy joins the expanding d...
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Property Fraud - A burning issue
As the sub-prime mortgage crisis takes its toll on the US credit market, insurers across the pond are witnessing an increase in suspicious fires at ho...
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Changes to the Coroners Rules
The government has stated it is “committed to strengthening and improving the coroner service"with the aim of providing a better service fo...
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Hirers of bouncy castle win landmark appeal
The case of Harris v Perry was brought on behalf of a boy who sustained serious brain injury whilst using a bouncy castle hired by Mr and Mrs Perry fo...
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Death by careless driving
The government published its road safety strategy "Tomorrow's roads - safer for everyone" on 1 March 2000. This ten year strategy sets out t...
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Case track limits and the claims process for personal injury claims
The government has today published its long awaited response to the consultation paper “Case track limits and the claims process for personal in...
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Spark Issue 1
We are pleased to announce the launch of the brand new newsletter from Keoghs.  Spark aims to keep you informed of important issues, events and n...
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How the extension of the Human Rights Act will affect liability issues in the care home sector - Neena Sharma, Associate
The government's decision to extend the Human Rights Act to cover those placed in privately-run care homes by local authorities has once again called ...
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Crash for Cash Fraud, protecting your fleet - James Heath, director of counter fraud strategy
Fraud involving staged road accidents is becoming increasingly common and, having emerged in the North West in the nineties, the practice has now spre...
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