Flying may be one of the safest forms of transport, but when an accident takes place onboard an aircraft it can cause a great deal of distress. Depending on how serious the injury is, and the subsequent pain it causes, it could ruin your foreign holiday or important business trip. Unfortunately, passengers who are injured […]
British holidaymakers travelling to Cape Verde this summer have complained of illnesses and poor hygiene standards at a number of resorts. Our Travel Litigation Team at Hudgell Solicitors is aware of a dozen complaints at a number of hotels. Many travellers have described symptoms of gastric illnesses such as diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps and pains […]
A woman who was taken so severely ill after returning home from holiday in India that she needed hospital treatment has been awarded £6,750 damages after being diagnosed with pneumonia and Legionnaires’ disease. The woman, 62, from the West Midlands, spent two weeks at the Hard Rock Hotel in Goa on a package holiday booked […]
A case in which a man suffered an offshore accident at work has highlighted the leading cause of injuries to oil rig and platform workers. Our client, a 34-year-old man from Hull, was onboard a crew transfer vessel when it was approaching a wind turbine generator in Scottish waters. The offshore accident at work occurred […]
Families whose young children suffered from ‘constant sickness and diarrhoea’ and had to be admitted to hospital whilst staying at all-inclusive ‘five star’ hotel in Menorca have spoken of their ‘terrifying and traumatic’ ordeal. The children aged two, four and 10 were rushed to a local hospital and given intravenous fluids and medication after being […]
It is with some concern that we have taken calls from recent guests of the Insotel Punta Prima Resort & Spa in Menorca relating to illnesses they suffered whilst on holiday at the popular complex. Holidaymakers have turned to the review site TripAdvisor to express their concerns over a sickness outbreak which many say caused […]
It has been interesting to see managers at the Jasmine Palace Resort & Spa, in Hurghada, Egypt, promising to raise hygiene and cleanliness concerns with staff following reports of a number of illnesses by guests in recent weeks. It comes as our specialist travel litigation team at Hudgell Solicitors has been instructed to seek holiday […]
Investigations have revealed a number of cases of Legionnaires’ Disease were reported by holidaymakers who stayed at the same hotel in Turkey in September and October of last year. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has confirmed that seven cases of Legionnaires’ Disease involving residents staying at the Sun City Hotel in […]
Hudgell Solicitors are seeking holiday illness compensation for a woman who says she feared she was dying in front of her family after suffering a serve allergic reaction to sesame seeds contained in a chicken wrap on a British Airways flight. Sonia Bagga, 39, says she felt like a ‘rope was slowing tightening’ around her […]