Catherine Burt

Catherine specialises in the counter fraud arena, advising clients on fraud identification and handling and overseeing the counter fraud strategy across all areas of DAC Beachcroft Claims Ltd. She is also Head of the Motor Fraud product managing a team of lawyers handling pre-litigated and litigated motor fraud claims of all values.

She has over 30 years’ experience advising clients across a range of sectors on Defendant personal injury claims with a background in high value and complex injury casualty claims before moving into counter fraud when joining DAC Beachcroft. Catherine and her team act for over 30 insurer and corporate clients and Catherine leads the counter fraud relationship for clients as diverse as InsuretheBox and NHS Resolution.

Catherine has experience of all types of motor and casualty fraud and leads on technical issues for the team. The focus of the team is, however, not only on defending suspected fraudulent claims but also on preventing fraud at all stages of clients' processes and Catherine works with the other partners in the team and with Kate Abrahams, Head of Intelligence and Data Analytics, to analyse trends and behaviours to minimise their clients' exposure to fraud.

Relevant experience includes:

• Speaking at client and industry events on counter fraud issues including the ABI Motor Conference 2019, the ABI Fraud Conference 2020, and the PI Litigation Futures Conference 2020. Catherine regularly contributes to media articles and has appeared several times on the BBC TV programme Claimed and Shamed.
• Advising clients on emerging fraud threats via strategic threat workshops and the DAC Beachcroft Future Series Counter Fraud Conference with a particular focus on the likely impact on the motor fraud arena of the Whiplash Reforms.
• Leading the team in the development of the DAC Beachcroft post trial sanctions offering which has led to a number of custodial sentences being obtained against those who commit insurance fraud. Catherine has worked with a range of clients to develop their fraud strategies to include issuing proceedings for contempt and committal where appropriate.