Pages On: Accidents and Sickness Abroad
Holidays are a great way for us to rest, recuperate, and get a break from everyday lives. However, it’s not uncommon for holidaymakers to be let down by their travel provider, and have their holiday ruined. If a company you have booked with doesn’t properly assess the safety of the accommodation, people can be prone to bugs and other illnesses, especially where food hygiene is concerned. There is also great risk of accidents abroad, where warnings may not be translated, of the health and safety laws not as comprehensive as our own. If you suffered in any way whilst being on holiday abroad, you may be entitled to claim compensation. But there is only a two-year window, as opposed to the three-year window in other personal injury claims.
Holidaymaker receives £23000 in compensation following slip
Posted: 4 April 2016
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Arm Injury, Public Place Accidents
A holidaymaker has been given compensation of £23,000 after slipping on wet stairs whilst on holiday in Turkey. The injured party had been returning to his hotel from visiting the hotel’s facilities which was adjoined by an underpass accessed by a flight of stairs. The stairs were being hosed down and cleaned at the time the claimant was returning to the hotel when he slipped and fell, causing fractures to his wrist bone and damage to his cartilage. The claimant stated that a member of the resort’s staff had been hosing down the…
Read More
Family narrowly misses injury and food poisoning on ‘holiday from hell’
Posted: 29 July 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning, Hotel Accidents
A British family has described their all-inclusive Thomas Cook break as a ‘holiday from hell’. Alan and Sarah O’Rourke from Cheshire had high expectations after spending £1,500 on the family holiday at the four-star Cabogata Mar Hotel & Spa in Spain, which were quickly shattered. Mr O’Rourke narrowly missed serious injury after the bathroom tiles began to fall on him in the shower, followed by the family being served raw sausages in the hotel restaurant. Mrs O’Rourke said that she noticed damage to the bathroom tiles when they first arrived…
Read More
Woman fights for £300k in compensation following elephant attack
Posted: 25 June 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Animal Attacks
One of the country’s top lawyers is to receive £300,000 in personal injury compensation after she was attacked by a rampaging elephant while on safari in Africa. She has sued the safari firm and her guide following the accident. Caroline Pratte suffered multiple fractures and abdominal wounds in the attack that happened on an exclusive holiday in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia in October 2010. Ms Pratte’s partner Andrew Ness has also claimed for ‘psychological injury’ after witnessing the attack, despite the fact that he was not physically injured. The couple is…
Read More
Holiday accident means father-of-two will never work again
Posted: 12 March 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents
Doctors have informed 46-year-old Des Jarvis that he will never work again following a waterslide accident that happened when he was on holiday in Turkey. The father-of-two from Peterborough has been left with one leg shorter than the other following multiple operations to save his leg. The accident happened when Mr Jarvis catapulted into the wall of a swimming pool after coming down a waterslide in the family resort. He broke his leg in six places and required five operations to save the bone from infection. The operations involved doctors having to break…
Read More
Accident Abroad Compensation
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents
Accidents which happen in foreign countries can leave you with lots of problems, the least of which is that your holiday is over! Pursuing legal claims abroad can be expensive and complicated, and you need to make sure you get all the information you need before deciding on the next steps to take to claim compensation. Whatever your circumstances, our Wakefield team of specialist personal injury solicitors will examine your situation and guide you on how to proceed. Claims For Accidents Outside The UK You may have travel insurance in…
Read More