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6 Week Prison Sentences For Respondents Who Had Admitted Bringing A Fraudulent Personal Injury Claim:
Sir John Thomas (President) and Silber J granted the Applicant insurance company's application for the committal of the Respondents for contempt of court. The Respondents had admitted bringing and supporting a fraudulent claim for personal injury within a contrived road traffic accident. Two of the Respondents were sentenced to 6-weeks' imprisonment. This sentence reflected a significant reduction from the 12-months' imprisonment which the Court would have imposed but for the facts that they had admitted the fraud and assisted the applicant in its investigations by the disclosure of information. However, the Court took the view that their conduct nevertheless had to be deterred. The 2 other Respondents received suspended sentences of 6-weeks' imprisonment due to their lesser involvement.
