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@anon 13.12

If the insurers pleaded fraud, it would have dropped out of the fixed costs regime and into the multi track (in the future perhaps this would fall into the intermediate track if Jackson gets his way). All bets would be off in respect of costs under the current system if fraud is alleged and would be subject to budgets.

Yes, it would likely still be disproportionate to the fraudulent sums claimed. But public policy and justice demands that fraudsters are brought to account.

If insurers decide to pay out because they can't be *rsed to fight the claims, then that is what drives these con-artists in the first place - the fact that they can get away with it and receive a payout.

Both insurers, lawyers and the courts must work together to drive this behaviour out