Personal injury and travel law

Whether operating a cruise line, manning a vessel or operating in a healthcare setting, when lives are impacted and liability is uncertain after an incident, quick, decisive action from specialists with experience helps protect your interests.

Our team responds to major events involving serious injury or fatalities and third-party claims, acting for cruise lines, ferries, yacht owners, terminal operators, health and social care providers, shipping lines, P&I clubs, factories, manufacturers, ports and terminals users and their insurers in personal injury claims arising from incidents in these scenarios.

Our Marine specialists carry out casualty investigations, advise on evidence preservation, run portal service for personal injury claims, claims for indemnity/recovery from third parties, inquests, and public inquiries. We also support, emergency planning, drills and training on safety as well as mediation, arbitration and all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Claims from passengers, holidaymakers, crew, stevedores, employees and pilots are all within our remit, along with industrial disease cases such as asbestos, benzine, HAVS and deafness.

Our Healthcare team have specialist experience in managing employers’ liability and public liability claims brought against healthcare providers. We deal with the full spectrum of cases including catastrophic injury, bullying and work-related stress claims, assaults and claims involving discrimination, data protection, defamation and the Human Rights Act. Our experience in supporting Trusts through NHS Resolution is unparalleled. More on our clinical negligence experience can be found here.

Beyond injury claims, we provide comprehensive legal solutions for the travel and hospitality industries. You can trust our travel team because leading names do, from airlines and cruise lines to hotel groups, tour operators, and online booking platforms. We support businesses across the full spectrum of travel, from corporate travel management to leisure holidays, giving us insight into what works in practice, whether you’re managing day-to-day operations or navigating complex international challenges. Like you, we know that in travel, timing is everything.

With us by your side, you can focus on your business while we take care of the legal complexity. From compliance with international travel laws and consumer protection to crisis management and personal injury claims, we create strategies that keep your business moving forward.