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Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant) | UK

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The Travel tables are focused on firms and lawyers that provide advice on a range of legal issues affecting the travel industry. Rankings for both firms and lawyers are split into three separate tables. Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant) focuses on firms and lawyers that specialise in representing individuals pursuing overseas accident claims, including those involving catastrophic injury, severe illness, fatality cases and terrorist attacks. Travel: International Personal Injury (Defendant) focuses on firms and lawyers involved in defending insurers, travel companies and tour operators against the kinds of claims listed above. Travel: Regulatory & Commercial recognises firms and individuals providing advice on a range of sector-specific matters. Work covered includes advice to tour operators, travel agencies and other key businesses operating in the travel sector on various regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the Package Travel Regulations and ATOL Regulations. We also take into account legal advice involving a broad array of commercial operational matters for such businesses.

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Band 1

  1. Irwin Mitchell
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    Irwin Mitchell
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Irwin Mitchell's outstanding claimant practice houses a deep bench of specialists across the UK capable of handling the full range of overseas accident claims. It remains a top choice for road traffic accident claims, as well as catastrophic injury and severe illness cases. The team also advises on fatality claims and represents the families of British victims of major disasters abroad, such as terrorist attacks.
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    Stewarts
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    The international injury team at Stewarts takes on complex and high-value claims arising from fatalities and catastrophic injuries abroad, including complex brain and spinal injuries. The team is routinely sought out for its substantial experience handling cases involving issues of international law, particularly those arising out of aviation disasters and overseas RTAs.
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Band 2

  1. Hugh James
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    Hugh James
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 2 | 6 Years Ranked
    Hugh James is a respected firm with significant expertise in international personal injury work. It regularly advises clients on claims arising out of RTAs, as well as marine and skiing accidents. The firm also handles foreign employers' and occupiers' liability claims.
  2. Leigh Day
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    Leigh Day
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Leigh Day exclusively represents claimants in cases against major insurers and corporations in the travel industry. The firm covers a broad spectrum of claims, including catastrophic injuries and fatalities, arising from road traffic accidents, employment abroad and package holidays. It is adept at handling complex cases involving jurisdiction and applicable law issues.
  3. Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
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    Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Penningtons Manches Cooper is experienced in acting for claimants in high-value catastrophic injury claims arising from road traffic, marine, hotel and work accidents abroad. The team is well versed in assisting with issues of jurisdiction, applicable law, liability and quantum.
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Band 3

  1. Blake Morgan
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    Blake Morgan
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Blake Morgan houses a well-regarded practice with significant expertise in commercial and regulatory matters concerning the travel sector. The team frequently assists clients with M&A transactions and contract negotiations, as well as issues concerning ATOL regulations. It is also adept at assisting both claimants and defendants in relation to injuries sustained abroad, with a particular focus on road traffic accidents.
  2. Hudgell Solicitors
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    Hudgell Solicitors
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Hudgell Solicitors has a noteworthy travel litigation team that frequently represents claimants in personal injury cases. The firm is adept at pursuing claims against tour operators, holiday resorts and insurers in relation to incidents across Europe. It is particularly skilled at providing representation in disputes concerning road traffic accidents, as well as skiing and boating incidents.
  3. JMW Solicitors
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    JMW Solicitors
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    JMW Solicitors has an esteemed practice with significant experience representing claimants in the full range of international personal injury. It frequently advises on cases arising out of holidays in Europe, including road traffic accidents, boating incidents and severe illnesses. The team is adept at assisting holidaymakers suffering from orthopaedic injuries, as well as catastrophic head and spinal injuries.
  4. Thompsons
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    Thompsons
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Thompsons offers a strong cross-border personal injury practice, acting solely for claimants. The firm handles matters involving severe and catastrophic injuries including brain injuries, road traffic accidents and amputations.
  5. Trowers & Hamlins LLP
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    Trowers & Hamlins LLP
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Trowers & Hamlins houses an established practice with experience acting for claimants on an array of international personal injury claims. It possesses considerable expertise in cases stemming from road traffic accidents abroad, as well as incidents occurring at hotels and on cruise ships. The firm also handles cases involving issues over travel insurance policy and coverage.
  6. Weightmans
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    Weightmans
    Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
    2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Weightmans maintains a strong team that is well known for representing both claimants and defendants in a range of travel-related injury claims. The firm frequently handles claims arising out of skiing accidents and RTAs. The team assists clients from a range of European countries and has particularly strong understanding of the French market.