Accident Exchange Ltd v Broom & Ors

Accident Exchange Ltd v Broom & Ors

The defendants, individually and collectively, knowingly and actively participated in systematic fabrication of evidence and perjury in credit hire litigation, verifying documents with statements of truth when false to their knowledge or without honest belief, and giving false evidence on oath, thereby interfering with the administration of justice. The allegations against all defendants were proved beyond reasonable doubt.

Parties
Claimant: Accident Exchange Limited; First Defendant: Nathan John George Broom; Second Defendant: Elaine Carlton Walker; Third Defendant: Andrew Watts; Fourth Defendant: David James; Fifth Defendant: Laurence Gray; Sixth Defendant: Keel Broom; Seventh Defendant: Duncan Carl Sadler
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
24 May 2017
Procedural Posture
Contempt of Court Application / Judgment After Trial
Outcome
Allegations of contempt of court and perjury against all defendants proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Legal Topics
Perjury, Fabrication of Evidence, Statements of Truth, Credit Hire Litigation, Administration of Justice
Civil Procedure Criminal Contempt Evidence Perjury Fabrication of Evidence Statements of Truth Credit Hire Litigation Administration of Justice

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Parties

Accident Exchange Limited

Claimant

Nathan John George Broom

First Defendant

Elaine Carlton Walker

Second Defendant

Andrew Watts

Third Defendant

David James

Fourth Defendant

Laurence Gray

Fifth Defendant

Keel Broom

Sixth Defendant

Duncan Carl Sadler

Seventh Defendant

Procedural Posture

Contempt of Court Application / Judgment After Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendants knowingly and actively participated in systematic fabrication of evidence and perjury in credit hire litigation.
  2. 2 Whether the defendants verified documents with statements of truth knowing them to be false, or without honest belief in their truth.
  3. 3 Whether the defendants gave false evidence on oath seeking to interfere with the course of justice.

Ratio Decidendi

The defendants, individually and collectively, knowingly and actively participated in systematic fabrication of evidence and perjury in credit hire litigation, verifying documents with statements of truth when false to their knowledge or without honest belief, and giving false evidence on oath, thereby interfering with the administration of justice. The allegations against all defendants were proved beyond reasonable doubt.

Court Disposition

Allegations of contempt of court and perjury against all defendants proved beyond reasonable doubt.

Orders

  • Leave granted to discontinue against First Defendant in two allegations.
  • Defendants to be sentenced on basis of factual matrix as found by the court.