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Personal Injury & Group Litigation/Pre-Action Protocols

We have many years of experience in defending the full range of personal injury claims issued against travel and leisure businesses, from slips, trips and illness claims to catastrophic injuries and fatalities. We act for specialist underwriters and their insureds, and where possible, recoveries are made from negligent suppliers, both in the UK and overseas.

Particular expertise has now been established defending swimming pool accidents and group actions against tour operators, cruise lines, coach operators and hotels. mb LAW co defended the largest noro virus group action to date, representing 3 out of the 5 operators sued.

“…specialist travel litigation group…defends accident, injury and insurance recovery claims, delivering excellent results”

The Legal 500 UK Edition 2006†

“This firm has captured a niche in the travel sector and is seen as an important part of the landscape”

Chambers UK A Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2005*

We provide industry specific and commercially focused specialist advice, assistance and representation in all areas including:-

  • slips and trips
  • post traumatic stress disorder
  • illness claims including:
     
    • noro virus
    • food poisoning
    • cryptosporidium
    • legionella
       
  • specialist causation advice on post infectious illness (IBS, CFS/ME)
  • swimming pool neck fractures
  • brain injuries
  • fatalities overseas, including advice on liaising with foreign officials and coroner’s inquests
  • employer’s liability

PRE-ACTION PROTOCOL

  • advice on handling claims under protocol
  • disclosure of evidence
  • instruction of experts
  • responses on liability
  • indemnity cost avoidance
  • advice on commercial offers of settlement

Seminars and bespoke in-house training on all aspects of handling claims and pre-action protocols is available.

For further information, please contact us on 0113 242 4444 or email advice@mb-law.co.uk

* © Michael Chambers and Orbach & Chambers Ltd
† © John Pritchard and Legalese Ltd