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Chris Booth

Chris Booth

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Chris is a Partner and Head of the Public Sector Division. He is responsible for Professional Indemnity at Forbes and is Chair of the firmwide Risk Management committee. Chris leads the Anti-Fraud team and is a member of several external national Fraud Focus Groups working in conjunction with a number of partner agencies including numerous police forces nationally in the investigation of large-scale insurance fraud rings.

Professional Memberships

Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), Association of Local Authority Risk managers (ALARM), Insurance Fraud Investigators Group (IFIG)

Publications

Chris is routinely called upon to present on a variety of topics to clients and at industry events. Many of Chris's successes have achieved national press attention and he has featured in numerous episodes of BBC1's 'Claimed and Shamed' demonstrating the significant savings made for his public sector clients in the successful investigation of large scale fraud rings.

Personal

He is Chair and a Trustee of the Forbes Foundation; our own charity which raises money for disadvantaged children.

Key sectors

Government and Public Sector

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Chris Booth specialises in supporting insurers and local authorities with their volume personal injury claims. He has notable expertise in matters concerning fraudulent claims and fraud rings.

Strengths

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  • Chris will seek to provide solutions to any problems or proposals, and he is open and honest when it comes to providing any feedback.

    Personal Injury: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Nothing is too much trouble for Chris, and having his expert advice and support on hand is invaluable.

    Personal Injury: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Chris is excellent: his knowledge, expertise, support and assistance to me and my team have been fantastic.

    Personal Injury: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Ranked Individuals at Forbes (14)

North West

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