Hodge Jones & Allen

Accidents & Illnesses abroad solicitors
After the trauma of a holiday illness or injury, claiming holiday compensation can feel like another hill to climb. There may be a different language, and there are certainly different laws and procedures to contend with. Making a holiday compensation claim can seem impossibly daunting.
We can help. At Hodge Jones & Allen in London our experienced holiday accident and travel litigation solicitors deal with many holiday claims resulting from accidents and injuries abroad.
We can also help recover compensation if the holiday was not enjoyable due to being misrepresented in the brochures of the package holiday company or, for example, if your hotel had building work going on making the experience miserable.

Types of holiday accidents & illnesses claims
The most common types of holiday claim cases we handle are:

• Injury claims from road traffic accidents
• Claims under the Package Holiday Regulations regarding sub-standard or mis-described holidays
• Skiing accidents
• SCUBA diving accidents
• Sailing accidents
• Boating/shipping/cruise ship accidents
• Air accidents
• Food poisoning and gastric infections
• Sporting accidents
• Injuries sustained on hotel premises or excursions
• Criminal assault
• Terrorist incidents

Accidents & Illnesses abroad legal advice
Some of these problems may be resolved by your holiday insurance company. In other cases, however, if you want holiday compensation for your pain and suffering and loss of earnings, you will need to find a solicitor with the necessary experience to pursue a case for an incident abroad.
At Hodge Jones & Allen, we're experts in claims for injury and illness abroad. Many claims can be brought in an English court even though the event happened abroad, so you may not need to instruct a foreign lawyer to act for you or have the inconvenience and hassle of dealing with proceedings abroad. We can also offer funding solutions such as legal expenses insurance, legal aid and no win no fee which may not be available if proceedings are taken abroad.

Let us assess your holiday illness or an accident abroad compensation claim?

If you, or someone you know, has suffered an accident or illness abroad, please call our specialist personal injury lawyers on 0800 437 0080 for a confidential, no-obligation discussion or complete the ‘Can I make a claim?' enquiry form.

Personal Injury Team

• Patrick Allen, Partner
• Peter Todd, Partner
• Alison Parker, Partner
• Simon O'Loughlin, Partner
• Hina Modha, Partner
• Melanie Williams, Partner
• Susie Labinjoh, Partner
• Jocelyn Cockburn, Partner
• Vandana Patel, Associate 
• Joanne Fry, Solicitor
• Leticia Ison-Jacques, Solicitor
• Hannah Sellars, Solicitor
• Jasmin Sethi, Solicitor
• Angela Sharma, Solicitor
• Matthew Cuell, Team Manager