accident abroard

keekeebees

hope someone can help, i have just returned from holiday in turkey, whist there i had a fall in hotel reception due to a puddle of water on floor, was taken to hospital , i have a fractured ankle which is in plaster and torn the tendons in my knee. so question is can i claim on a no win no fee bases as it was abroad and if so any help with who i go to as been told to be careful who i go to. Thank you

System

Do they have no-win no-fee solicitors in Turkey?

keekeebees

no im home now and wanted to claim here

keithdc

keekeebees wrote: »

no im home now and wanted to claim here

Is your plan to bring a claim against a TURKISH hotel about a incident in TURKEY in an ENGLISH court?

I predict a few problems.

maninthestreet

Was this a package holiday bought from a UK holiday operator?
If so, you would need to pursue them in the courts, on the basis their agents (i.e the hotel in question) were negligent.

dacouch

maninthestreet wrote: »

Was this a package holiday bought from a UK holiday operator?
If so, you would need to pursue them in the courts, on the basis their agents (i.e the hotel in question) were negligent.

Is the correct answer.

Your travel Insurance may include legal cover to pursue the claim

chanz4

Turkey are not mugs like the UK

Crazy_Jamie

It is worth noting that whilst there won't be any jurisdictional issues if this was a package holiday (because you will claim against the holiday company and not the hotel directly), the standards that will be applied to the case are different to those that would be applied over here. In short, in order to win a case of this nature you need to demonstrate a breach in local standards. It is not sufficient to show that they breached standards that would be expected in a hotel over here, because clearly Turkish hotels are not bound by those standards.

As a result in can be tricky to win cases of this nature, but ultimately as with any personal injury claims you need to secure legal representation either by using a relevant legal expenses policy (as dacouch has said, there may be one attached to your travel insurance) or by entering into a Conditional Fee Agreement (which is the technical term for 'no win no fee').

keekeebees

thank you all