Anyone who has suffered from illness or food poisoning will know how debilitating it can be. If you suffer from illness or food poisoning whilst on holiday abroad or in the UK, it can be much more difficult to deal with and it usually has a devastating impact on the holiday itself, not just for the person suffering, but their holiday companions too.

More than 300,000 UK motorists drive in Europe and further afield each year on holidays, trips or business. Unfortunately, a large number of them are involved in car accidents or other types of collisions and are injured as a result. Before 2008 most claims had to be pursued in the country where the accident happened – not now! Because of recent developments, many more road traffic accident claims can be brought in the UK courts, even if the accident happened abroad.

If you have been involved in an accident either at an airport or on a plane, in most cases a claim can be brought under the Montreal Convention. The convention covers most accidents and injuries that occur after you go through passport control at the place of departure until the time you pass through passport control at the other end, including the flight itself.

If you have been involved in an accident or suffered illness onboard a boat or ship in international waters, it is likely that the claim will be covered by the Athens convention. Those who have suffered problems like this on their holiday or cruise will know how disruptive it can be.

It is estimated that more than 1.35million people go on a skiing or snowboarding holiday from the UK each year. Unfortunately, many of those have accidents that are the fault of someone else. If you have been involved in an accident, wherever it happened, we can advise you if you have a claim. Contact us for free advice.

Unfortunately, accidents happen. Just because your accident abroad doesn’t fit into one of the categories listed in our Areas of Expertise doesn’t mean we can’t help you make a holiday claim.

We have helped thousands of clients throughout the years and every case is unique, having its own set of facts and the problems it causes.