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 crashesBy Steve Doughty Social Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 11 March 2019 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 11 March 2019 Viewcomments 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 at the beginning of last year to 28,400 in December, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice. It follows laws introduced last summer to stop profiteering by claims companies and lawyers, including limits on the amount they can demand in legal costs over holiday illness claims. Sickness claims by holidaymakers rose from 5,000 in 2013 to more than 35,000 by 2016. Stock image And last spring, claims companies were banned from making cold calls to people who had been involved in car crashes. Sickness claims by holidaymakers rose from 5,000 in 2013 to more than 35,000 by 2016. A number of bogus claims have been exposed, including that of Martin and Lindsey Brown, of Chorley, Lancashire, who tried to claim £20,000 after saying their holiday in Turkey was ruined by illness. The couple were found guilty of fraud after, instead of being bedridden, Mr Brown had been going to the pool and drinking until ‘daft o’clock’. Last spring, claims companies were banned from making cold calls to people who had been involved in car crashes. Stock image Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility