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Sharing the Blame Three recent RTA cases show that the law of contributory negligence continues to raise difficult and challenging questions about personal responsibility. In the famous case of Froom v Butcher [1976] QB 286 CA, Lord Denning defined contributory negligence as “a man’s carelessness in looking after his own safety” and commented that this…
Dan McCauley investigates how to tackle fraudulent claims based on intentional collisions. The recent trial of Rashid Shaikh has seen the issue of motor fraud raise its head again. Although Mr Shaikh was cleared of making a fraudulent insurance claim following a crash, the driver, Mohammed Patel, previously admitted to conspiracy to defraud. The court…