HOLIDAY ACCIDENT CLAIMS
A recent series of rulings in the High Court has shown that there are a growing number of holiday accident claims tempered by a new judicial realism in the courts which now require there to have been a serious breach of contract by the holiday company which gave rise to an accident in order for there to be a valid claim thereby removing the more frivolous or speculative actions seen in the courts of late.
Solicitors are called upon to deal with all manner of foreign claims ranging from minor slipping and tripping cases to substantial group actions, such as food poisoning cases and coach crashes. These claims need handling with care particularly in regards to limitation periods which can be as short as 6 months from the date of the accident in parts of the US and the Dominican Republic.
Victims who are injured on holiday where a number of other holiday makers are also injured by the same event, including food poisoning or motor vehicle crashes, can often join together and take multi party action which has the advantage of all cases being settled at the same time with an effective pooling of evidence.
The Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 cover most package holiday organisers and retailers including travel agents. Holiday accommodation must be of a reasonable standard and must be as described in the tour operators brochures or advertisements which must provide comprehensive information about the holiday to the consumer both before a contract is entered into and a reasonable time before the travel package itself is taken. These regulations ensure that holiday companies are responsible by way of providing security for the repatriation of holiday makers in the event of insolvency.
We are able to deal with holiday accident claims arising all over the world if there was involvement of a UK tour operator or travel agent. We also have panel lawyers in all states in the USA, Canada and Australia and can deal with cases arising in any EC country whether or not there was any UK involvement. All of our lawyers in every country will give free advice with no obligation on whether or not there is a valid claim.
If you would like free advice on UK no win no fee claims just complete the contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone you with no obligation. If after speaking to us you decide to proceed no further then you are quite at liberty to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.
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