Tsunami of fraud predicted due to COVID-19 closing court system
The North West region saw a marked decrease in the volume and value of fraud cases coming to court during the first half of 2020, as measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of many court operations and diversion of cases.
KPMG’s bi-annual Fraud Barometer, which measures fraud cases with losses of £100,000 or more reaching the UK courts, found that only 12 cases with a combined value of £5.2m were heard at courts across the North West between January 1, and June 30, compared with 26 cases tota... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
