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No win, no fee lawyers have called for greater cooperation from the insurance industry in the wake of a survey which reveals that 90 per cent of doctors claim to have seen patients they believe to be exaggerating injuries for the benefit of a personal injury claim.
A spokesperson from no win, no fee lawyer organisation APIL commented, "We know our members take this issue extremely seriously and are far from complacent about fraud.
"But we need the insurers and all those who are familiar with fraudulent tactics, to keep us informed about current developments so our members are properly prepared when dealing with their clients."
However, even the insurance company which commissioned the study, LV=, was quick to point out that genuine claimants must not be stigmatised as a result of the minority of unscrupulous claims.
"Clearly, anyone who has a genuine injury as a result of an accident that wasn't their fault, and loses out or can't work as a result of it, is entitled to compensation," said a spokesperson.
The survey also revealed that advertising accident compensation services works for many no win, no fee lawyer firms – 17 percent of people surveyed said they had made an accident claim after watching a television advertisement for personal injury litigation services.
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