Counter Fraud Focus: Gathering Your Evidence

London Borough of Havering v Bowyer, Jones and Bowyer (2012)

In July 2012, the Divisional Court sentenced three fraudsters to prison for contempt of court. Marc Bowyer, the Claimant in the original action, was sentenced to two months; his friend James Jones, who supported the fraud, was imprisoned for one month and Marc Bowyer's father, Richard, who the court held was the driving force behind the claim was sentenced to four months imprisonment. John Palmer, Director in DWF's Local Authority team, acted for Havering Council in their successful contempt application. In this article, John considers how evidence in suspicious claims should be gathered and disclosed.

First signs: inconsistent medical evidence