Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
Holidays are an important time for all of us – a time for us to relax and recuperate. If you suffer illness whilst on holiday abroad, it can not only ruin your holiday, but may even cause lasting damage to your health.
If you’ve suffered an illness on holiday then you could make a claim for compensation.
At Irwin Mitchell our lawyers fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for your claim. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to an illness abroad, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.
Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.
Above all, we put you first.
Handling Illness Abroad Claims With Expertise And Sensitivity
If you have been unlucky enough to suffer illness abroad, whether in a hotel, on a cruise-ship or in other circumstances, you may well be able to apply for compensation or damages.
Here at Irwin Mitchell, we act for individuals – and groups of clients - who have suffered an illness (including food poisoning) on holiday. Our clients range from individual families to groups of 1,000 clients or more who make holiday complaints resulting from illness abroad. Many people may be entitled to receive compensation for damages or losses sustained as a result of the holiday illness.
Just because your illness occurred abroad, you do not always have to make a claim in that country. If you have suffered illness in a hotel as part of a package holiday then it may be possible, depending on the circumstances, to bring a claim in the UK Courts against the Tour Operator. In other cases, claims may be made abroad, for example against the hotel.
Irwin Mitchell is the UK's leading firm of solicitors in travel litigation. We have an enviable reputation for pursuing group actions and individual claims for people who have suffered illness abroad.
As well as a team of specialist English holiday illness lawyers who are well equipped to handle holiday complaints, we also have several Spanish, French, German and other foreign lawyers who are able to provide specialist advice on foreign law issues.
Proven Expertise In Illness Abroad Claims
Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.
Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in Illness abroad claims.
We offer an efficient, friendly and dedicated personal injury team with extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with compensation claims arising out of illnesses and accidents which have occurred abroad. We have 50 lawyers who litigate on claims ranging from several thousand pounds to seven figures. We deal with foreign agents in more than 80 jurisdictions throughout the world. We also have offices in Madrid and Málaga.
Our Head of Practice, Clive Garner, is championed as a lawyer “at the very top of his game.” He secured millions of pounds in damages for illnesses and injuries suffered abroad in 90 class actions in one 12-month period alone. The group has successfully recovered damages for more than 10,000 clients who suffered illness abroad, including group actions involving holidaymakers at hotels in southern Spain, Majorca, Turkey, Tunisia and Dominican Republic
Irwin Mitchell won The Lawyer Award for ‘Litigation Team of the Year’ in 2000 and has also won The Lawyer Award for the ‘National Law Firm of the Year’ in 2007.
We are top-ranked in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 for work for claimants in relation to accidents and illness claims abroad. The 2008-2009 Chambers and Partners entry stated:
‘With huge resources, an impressive track record and a constant flow of cases, this firm is one of the recognized leaders in claimant work. Lawyers at this “eminent and highly motivated practice” are applauded for their wide-ranging experience, and for “always responding extremely quickly to clients’ needs.”
Members of our team regularly lecture internationally, are consulted on international law reform issues and hold positions of responsibility in several leading international organisations, including PEOPIL, and the American Association of Justice.
Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference
Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim.
We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous personal injury fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, to prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.
We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of claims for various forms of personal injury, and to obtain fairer compensation.