Claims arising from vacations have been tempered by a new judicial realism which now requires there to have been a serious breach of contract by the tour operator in order to create a valid claim which has removed the more frivolous or speculative actions seen in the courts over recent years. Our network of specialist personal injury solicitors deals with all manner of no win no fee holiday claims, ranking from minor falls to substantial group actions (such as food poisoning or coach crashes). These claims need to be handled quickly and carefully as not all countries have a three year limitation period as in the UK. Parts of the United States and the Dominican Republic can have limitation periods as short as 6 months from the date of the incident and if the action has not been settled by early payment of compensation or if legal proceedings have not been issued in a court of law within that time period then the claim may be come statute barred and the opportunity to claim compensation may have been lost forever.
No win no fee holiday claims can be pursued by multi party action or group legal action lawsuits where a large number of people were affected. These events can range from food poisoning to motor vehicle or aviation crashes. A multi party action has the advantage of pooling all evidence together and getting all of the cases settled at the same time. There is usually a substantial saving in potential legal costs, court fees and a reduction in court time compared with hearing all cases separately.
Tour operators and travel agents must follow the Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations. All information provided by a holiday organiser must be true and comprehensive. Accommodation must be of a reasonable standard and must be described accurately. Comprehensive information must be provided to a consumer prior to any initial contracts being entered into and within a reasonable time before the start of the holiday.
Unpleasant incidents arising all over the world are eligible for compensation if a UK tour operator or travel agent was involved and in addition we have no win no fee holiday claims lawyers in all fifty US states as well as Canada and Australia and we can also deal with cases arising in any EC country.
All of the lawyers in our network will offer free advice with no further obligation. We will tell you up front if you have a valid claim and what we think its worth. Our lawyers all operate a risk free no win no fee scheme and pay compensation in full for UK based claims. Win or lose there is no charge for actions against UK travel agents or tour operators. For free legal advice either use the helpline or complete the contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will call you immediately. 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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