Aaron Puford represents Tesco in the High Court case of Yaman v Tesco Stores Limited & Parmar [2025] EWHC 3091 (KB) in relation to a staged RTC.

The High Court has handed down judgment in Yaman v Tesco Stores Limited & Parmar [2025] EWHC 3091 (KB), dismissing the Appellant’s challenge to the findings of deceit and unlawful means conspiracy arising from a staged road traffic collision.

The appeal did not contest the evidence of deceit or conspiracy but instead sought to focused on allegations attacking the conduct of the trial judge. The High Court considered, and rejected, each and every assertion of ‘jaundice’, ‘hostility’ and apparent bias.

Mr Justice Birt having considered the transcript, listened to the audio from the trial and the underlying issues in the case, held that the trial judge’s approach had been proper, reasonable and fair. Birt J emphasised that the judge at first instance had undertaken a detailed and careful evaluation of the evidence, which included analysis of the expert engineering evidence, documentary inconsistencies and the credibility of the witnesses—before reaching her conclusions. Birt J found that none of the complaints advanced at appeal disclosed any appearance of bias or procedural unfairness, and the trial was found to have been conducted entirely properly.

The findings that Mrs Yaman acted fraudulently, through deceit and conspiracy, and the associated orders for damages and indemnity costs, therefore remain undisturbed.

Tesco was represented by Aaron Pulford.

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