Case studies

We successfully pursued a claim against a snowboarder who hit a skier from behind in the Italian resort of Cervinia. The defendant, a UK resident, was prosecuted by Italian police.

We recovered damages in excess of €547,228 at a trial in Spain and then additional damages of approximately €500,000 on appeal for injuries and losses suffered by a young girl after she nearly drowned in a swimming pool.

Our travel group negotiated a settlement worth over $300,000 for a British woman injured while visiting friends in Florida. By bringing the claim in the USA, we secured substantially more damages than if the case had been pursued in this country.

We acted on behalf of a 41 year-old woman following a fall at a holiday rental in Florida. Our client fell as she descended a flight of wooden steps in front of the property. It had been raining before she left the property and the steps were slippery.

Our client was staying at a package holiday resort in the Dominican Republic and visited the resort's auditorium for evening entertainment which led to him suffering a foot injury.

Our team advised a client in relation to his claim for damages for personal injury, losses and expenses resulting from being thrown from a horse while on an excursion during his holiday at Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Our client underwent rhinoplasty under the care of an Austrian plastic surgeon through Surgicare in the UK. The surgery was unsatisfactory, both aesthetically and as our client experienced problems with sensation.

Our client was 19 years old when he was involved in a road traffic accident in which he was the front seat passenger in a car driven by a friend. The defendant lost control of the car which collided with another car travelling in the opposite direction and overturned.

We assisted a male supermarket employee in recovering £20,000 in damages for injuries that he sustained at work. He slipped on a spillage left in situ and fell against a counter sustaining rib injuries.

Claims arising from face lift surgery are, sadly, common. We have advised on a number of cases in this area.

A young woman, who was self-conscious of her breast asymmetry and their size relative to her stature, sought surgical advice to lift her breasts and improve her appearance and confidence.

In this case, a woman elected to undergo surgery to reduce her cup size, but this resulted in significant damage to her nipples because of the procedure and technique the surgeon adopted.