By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The summer holiday season is rapidly approaching with many of us wanting to escape to sunnier climes and recharge our batteries. The last thing on the holidaymakers mind is the possibility of contracting food poisoning / gastric illness but from past experience illness outbreaks can occur in... read more
By Richard Scorer in Serious Injury on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Today the Surpreme Court, Britain's highest and final appeal court, will start considering the extent to which British soldiers on operations overseas will be able to sue the government under the Human Rights Act. The Ministry of Defence is challenging an earlier ruling by... read more
By Nick Harrison in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Jersey’s politicians have recently voted to draw up a law banning cyclists under the age of 18 from cycling there without a helmet. It is worth stressing that this is not yet law and has already been wrongly reported in various press as being in force. The proposed... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Thursday, March 11, 2010
As a personal injury solicitor who specialises in asbestos related disease claims I am used to people misunderstanding and belittling what I do. The popular press has made sure that personal injury lawyers like me aren’t popular people. But even I was angry and shocked to read Ann... read more
By Tim Grover in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Here at Pannone we receive countless reports of illness and sickness at holiday resorts around the world. The latest offending hotel is the Laguna Vista Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Holidaymakers are reporting suffering from a stomach bug which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The tour... read more
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Monday, March 8, 2010
Our team are hearing reports of complaints from disgruntled holidaymakers who have stayed at the Tropicana Azure Club Hotel, Nabq Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt over the past few weeks. This 370 room hotel is popular with British tourists. Guests complain of a food poisoning / gastric illness... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Friday, March 5, 2010
Many of you may remember the horrific deaths of two children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning whilst on holiday in Corfu in October 2006. As a solicitor who acts for victims of carbon monoxide poisoning I was extremely shocked and saddened by this story. The family had booked through... read more
By Richard Scorer in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Friday, March 5, 2010
I am delighted to report that Pannone's Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams won the Award for "PI/Clin Neg Team of the Year" at last night's Manchester Legal Awards. More than 500 people attended the awards ceremony at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. Awards... read more
By Stephen Jewell in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Friday, March 5, 2010
We are currently receiving reports of a number of recent gastrointestinal illness outbreaks affecting international cruise ships. These include a large reported illness outbreak on Holland America’s ship Maasdam, where it is understood 14 percent of all passengers have come down with a... read more
I am pleased to hear that the Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme I blogged about in March last year is to be extended nationwide. The Home Office officially announced today that the scheme, which was being piloted by four police forces, is to be rolled out... read more
