Bogus holiday injury and illness claims fall after laws are introduced to ban cold calling and curb the amount that can be demanded to cover legal costs Personal injury claims fell by 19 per cent, according to Ministry of Justice figures It follows laws introduced to stop profiteering claims by companies and lawyers Claims companies were banned from making cold calls people in car crashes
By Steve Doughty Social Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 23:15 GMT, 11 March 2019 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 11 March 2019
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The number of compensation claims for holiday sickness and car accident whiplash has fallen dramatically after the introduction of legal curbs.
Personal injury claims brought before civil courts fell 19 per cent from 35,000