Dramatic increase in exaggerated or invented injuries.

Lawyers are reporting a dramatic increase in the number of people attempting to claim compensation from exaggerated or invented injuries.

The research, from car insurer LV, reveals that over half of all solicitors, or 57 per cent, have noticed an increase in the number of prospective clients faking their injuries in order to make a claim in the past ten years. Interestingly, four in ten reported a surge in spurious cases since the recession began.