We advise and act for a range of clients including budget,
specialist and luxury holiday operators, and are regularly
instructed by both operators and insurers. Our client list of
operators and insurers includes some of the largest and most well
known companies in this sector.
Our team has extensive knowledge of, and contacts in, the overseas
holiday industry. Members of the team regularly feature as speakers
at lectures and conferences to numerous operators and industry
bodies, including lecturing to ABTA and its members, on a wide
variety of topics ranging from crisis response and disaster
litigation, through to employment.
We provide regular training for tour operators on subjects as varied as package travel regulations, contracting with customers for customer services staff, investigations, pre action protocols and claims, safety and crisis response training.
We run bespoke training courses and conferences for clients in this sector, as well as open events which are available to all operators and their insurers. To view all our forthcoming training courses, seminars and events, please see our events calendar.
Fielding a significant travel team, this firm is praised for its
"exceptional experience of crisis and disaster response". With a
particular reputation in the expedition, marine and aviation
sectors, the team is "tremendously thorough, whilst also being
friendly and approachable - you’d definitely want it on your side
if you were facing a crisis." The group advises on regulatory
matters, terms and conditions, health and safety issues and
casualty response. "Exceptional lawyer" Matthew Davies…sources
describe him as "immensely thoughtful and commercially astute - he
always gives practical and effective solutions to legal issues".
Partner Maria Pittordis is known as a "direct and straightforward
lawyer who produces high-quality work and is always responsive and
authoritative."
Chambers and Partners Legal Directory 2009
Key contacts
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 207 280 9296
- maria.pittordis@hilldickinson.com
