Case studies

• Holidaymaker seriously injured falling from a horse wins £50,000 in damages
  Our team advised a client in relation to his claim for damages for personal injury, losses and expenses resulting from being thrown from a horse while on an excursion during his holiday at Marsa Alam, Egypt.
• £48,000 plus legal costs for holidaymaker struck by falling ladder at Mauritius hotel
  Our team advised a client who was struck by a falling ladder while relaxing in a hammock in the grounds of her five-diamond deluxe-rated hotel on a package holiday in Mauritius.
• Claim won against tour operator who booked excursion for injured guest
  We were instructed by a client, who suffered an injury while on a package holiday in Corfu with her daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons. She was injured as she climbed onto a boat during an excursion that had been booked with the tour operator while on the island.
• Holiday dancing routine leads to legal action
  Our client was staying at a package holiday resort in the Dominican Republic and visited the resort's auditorium for evening entertainment which led to him suffering a foot injury.
• Cruise ends in baggage area collision
  A woman was in the process of disembarking from a cruise ship following a cruise with her husband. She was in the luggage hall when she was struck in the leg by another holidaymaker's trolley, causing her to suffer a large haematoma to her left leg which ulcerated.
• Injury sustained in Moroccan boat trip accident results in damages of £65K
  We acted for a client regarding a personal injury claim arising out of an accident whilst sailing off the coast of Morocco.
• Counteracting professional negligence to ensure successful Egyptian claim
  Our client's previous solicitors issued a claim against her tour operator following an accident whilst she was on holiday in Egypt. She fell down stairs that were wet in the hotel where she was staying and suffered a fractured ankle.
• $300,000 settlement for injured holidaymaker
  Our travel group negotiated a settlement worth over $300,000 for a British woman injured while visiting friends in Florida. By bringing the claim in the USA, we secured substantially more damages than if the case had been pursued in this country
• Italian sightseeing incident leads to claim against local authority
  We have recovered just over £19,000 for our client, plus an additional £2,500 for his travel insurer, following an accident in Italy. He was in Castro Villari when he fell whilst looking around a medieval square which was still under construction.
• Severe injuries after paragliding lesson
  We are currently acting on behalf of a claimant injured in a paragliding accident in Spain.
• Moped crash in Greece
  We have recently represented a woman who was injured in Greece when she was riding pillion on a moped.

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