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Case Background:
In 2001, Joanne Kirk was involved in a minor road-traffic accident but later filed for damages exceeding £750,000, claiming long-term disability. Insurers grew suspicious and commissioned secret video surveillance, capturing her walking, shopping, and driving without visible restriction — footage that contradicted her sworn testimony.

The resulting High Court decision, Walton v Kirk [2009] EWHC 703 (QB), found that Mrs Kirk had made false statements verified by a statement of truth, amounting to contempt of court. She was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay substantial legal costs.

This case became a landmark moment in the UK insurance industry, showing how covert evidence and truth verification can uncover fraudulent claims and protect honest policyholders.

The programme was later featured in BBC One’s Claimed & Shamed, part of the national effort to highlight how modern surveillance exposes deception.
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