Unlawful lawyers caught for fraudulent advice
Date published
January 2016
Relevant impacts: Financial impact and human impact
A legal firm providing mental health advice made claims for services they did not provide. They also created a company in order to falsify medical reports to back their claims.
After the fraud was discovered, a review showed that 76% of claims from the firm were false. The total value of the fraudulent claims was £230k.
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Related countermeasures
Assess the integrity of new employees, contractors or third parties such as by having entry level checks, probationary periods, suitability assessments or security vetting.
Verify any requests or claim information you receive with an independent and credible source.
Require clients, staff and third parties to have ongoing compliance, performance and contract reviews.
Automatically notify clients or staff about high-risk events or transactions. This can alert them to potential fraud and avoid delays in investigating and responding to fraud.
Put in place processes for staff or external parties to lodge tip-offs or Public Interest Disclosures.
Capture documents and other evidence for requests, claims and activities to detect, analyse, investigate and disrupt fraudulent activity.
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