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Compensation for Holiday Accidents
As Irish people travel more frequently on holidays abroad and to more exotic locations, the reality is that overseas accidents and illnesses are becoming more common. If you have been injured or involved in an accident while on holiday, you may be able to make a personal injury compensation claim, if the cause of the injury was not your own.
What type of holiday were you on?
The compensation process for personal injury claims depends on how the holiday was arranged – either as a package holiday or assembled independently by the holiday-maker:
Package Holidays: Since the introduction of the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act, 1995, it has become much easier to pursue a personal injury claim arising from an accident while on a package holiday abroad. Consumers can submit a claim in Ireland, rather than in the country where the holiday took place. A package holiday must contain two or more elements of a package, such as flights and accommodation.
In addition, it is the organiser of the package holiday (usually the tour operator) who is liable to the consumer for the proper performance of the obligations under the contract, instead of the hotel or local service provider. If tour operators are in breach of their duty of care to ensure that accommodation and other services are safe and hygienic, then holiday-makers may be entitled to make a claim for the injuries they have received as a result of that breach of contract.
Independent Holidays: By organising one’s own holidays in another country, holiday-makers have to make a claim in that country. To establish if you have a case for compensation, start by
telling us about your case
.
Holiday accidents The most common holiday accidents are the result of:
Slips and trips in hotels, restaurants or swimming pools.
Food poisoning caused by poor water or hygiene, particularly where members of a tour party suffer from the same food poisoning.
Sports, leisure and water activities.
Day excursions
Transport to, from or during the holiday
Our Services
If you need more information, you can learn more about
the legal process for accident and personal injury compensation claims
. To establish if you have a case for compensation, start by
telling us about your case.
To contact us, call us on 1850 940140 or 01-8745656, e-mail us at
law@traceysolicitors.ie
or we can call you back. After examination of your case, we can decide to proceed with a claim for compensation.
