Case studies

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. She sustained multiple injuries, requiring surgery.

We acted for a man injured in an accident in Lake Garda, Italy. He sustained a broken wrist, dislocated index finger, a small fracture to his skull and concussion.

We are acting for an experienced skier who was badly injured while on holiday in Austria. Our client is no longer able to make use of his arms and has had to move to a house that is more suitable for his needs.

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 fell as she climbed onto a boat during an excursion booked after arriving on the island.

We acted for the family of a young man tragically killed in Italy. He was a passenger in a vintage sports car driven by his father. As they pulled out of a service station, another vehicle, travelling at speed, crashed into the side of their car.

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.

We successfully pursued a claim against a snowboarder who hit a skier from behind in the Italian resort of Cervinia. The defendant, a UK resident, was prosecuted by Italian police.

We acted on behalf of a 41 year-old woman following a fall at a holiday rental in Florida. Our client fell as she descended a flight of wooden steps in front of the property. It had been raining before she left the property and the steps were slippery.

We achieved a €1.25 million settlement for a 55 year old man from Newcastle, who was badly injured in a hit-and-run accident involving a drink driver in County Kildare, Ireland, while working on an overseas contract for a UK based construction company.

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.

We achieved an overall settlement figure of approximately €1.5 million plus costs for our client who was hit on a pedestrian crossing in Belgium by a driver who jumped a red light. He was catapulted approximately 30 yards.

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.