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Shown below are the publications for 2009;
Spark issue 18
A festive edition of our newsletter!...
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Faking It
Gary Fitzpatrick and Simon Staples explain why the industry is at risk from fraudulent industrial disease claims and outline how insurers can protect ...
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Spark Issue 17
In this issue: Insurers win landmark judgment against crash for cash fraud ringAfter an intensive four year-long investigation, a consortium of seven ...
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Insurers win landmark judgment against crash for cash fraud ring
Keoghs is delighted to announce the outcome of a unique civil case run by our Fraud Rings team on behalf of and in close co-operation with a number of...
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Spark Issue 16
In this issue: Keoghs investment programme continues...With demand for services continuing to grow across all areas of Keoghs’ business this yea...
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Spark Issue 15 - September 2009
In this issue: Keoghs’ Legal 500 rankings confirmedThe 2009 edition of The Legal 500 clients’ guide to the UK legal profession has been pu...
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Disease Futures
In this unique report, leading experts in the industry give their views on the future of disease litigation.Disease Futures pulls together the views o...
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Spark Issue 14 - August 2009
In this issue: Keoghs’ Disease Team is set to raise the barKeoghs’ Disease Team announced strong ambitions for growth in Spark earlier thi...
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Spark Issue 13 - July 2009
In this issue: Giving Large Loss a CICKeoghs’ Large Loss team is changing its name to the Complex Injury Claims unit, to better reflect the rang...
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Spark Issue 12 - July 2009
In this issue: Keoghs completes a record yearThanks to the continued support of its clients the financial year just ended has proven to be record brea...
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Client Briefing - Relatives fail to prove they were secondary victims
Morton and others v TG Beighton Ltd - Manchester County Court 19 June 2009The decision The Judge decided as a preliminary issue that a father, mother ...
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The abuse of process argument in fraudulent claims is rejected by the Court of Appeal
Ul-Haq & Others v ShahCourt of Appeal - 9th June 2009 The Court of Appeal has firmly rejected the striking out of a claim on the basis of abuse of...
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Section 151 (8) RTA 1988 contravenes Second Motor Insurance Directive (Round One)
Wilkinson v Fitzgerald & Churchill Insurance Company LimitedManchester High Court - 11 June 2009This hearing involved the trial of a preliminary i...
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Spark Issue 11 - May 2009
In this month's issue: Keoghs boosts liability and local authority expertiseKeoghs has recruited partner Rachel Hewitt to bolster its liability team.&...
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Legal headache for cyclists
A lawyer’s response to a judgement that could see helmetless cyclists share the blame for any injuries incurred.Read Neil Southern's article as ...
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Fraudulent Injury Claims - Avoiding the Risks
Levels of fraud have climbed to a record high according to new figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI), with £730m worth of claim...
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Spark Issue 10 - April 2009
In this month's issue: Robust tactics resolve 'pain in the neck' claimA recent suspect claim that Keoghs handled on behalf of AXA Insurance highlighte...
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Keoghs' Motor Fraud Index 2009
In conjunction with our earlier publication of the UK's top 20 fraud 'hotspots' we have produced a Management Briefing for insurers on the full result...
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Spark Issue 9 - March 2009
Issue 9 includes the following articles:Disease team experiences growthThe disease team has set itself strong ambitions for growth in 2009, and this h...
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A rough stretch for limousine rental
In October this year, the Local Transport Act 2008 is expected to have a major impact on the limousine rental business by preventing many popular mode...
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Spark Issue 8 - February 2009
Issue 8 includes the following features:New director appointment at KeoghsWe are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Hubbard as non-executi...
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Review of recent case law relating to credit hire
There has been a plethora of cases relating to credit hire, some recent and some not so recent.  Key themes are beginning to appear so we thought...
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Client Briefing - Home and away - the implications of the Rome II Regulation in RTA claims
On 11th January 2009 the UK saw the coming into force of the EC Regulation 864/2007 on non-contractual obligations, better known as ‘Rome II&rsq...
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Spark Issue 7 - January 2009
Issue 7 includes the following features: Bouncy castle case comes to an endKeoghs head of large loss, Andrew Underwood, Associate, Helen Cooper and Gr...
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