Personal injury news
06/03/2008

Gites that lead to a holiday injury

A gite holiday is a popular break among UK holidaymakers, as it brings a degree of independence and freedom that is not so easily available in a package holiday. However, that freedom also brings a downside, in that the UK law that covers holiday injury cases in package tours may not be applicable.

Someone who does suffer a holiday accident, however, is not necessarily unable to make a compensation claim.

In some cases, particularly where the holiday cottage is owned by a UK resident, the contract between the person who hires the gite and the person renting it out may be covered by UK law, so that any situation that leads to personal injury or some other form of accident may be able to make a compensation claim in the same manner as if it had occurred in Britain rather then Brittany.

Some French-owned gites may use a UK-based company to reach their clients, and this may also mean that UK law covers the contract.

In other cases, EU law is likely to apply. Even here, though, there is the possibility to claim compensation if the owners of the gite have provided it in a state that is likely to cause an accident, or allow one to happen through negligence. It is worth seeking out a personal injury solicitor with experience in European law for such cases, as he or she will be able to explain how that law applies to a specific case in more detail than is possible in a brief general web page.

Making a holiday injury claim
YouClaim's holiday accident experts will be able to help you work out whether you have the right to make a claim for any personal injury you have suffered while on holiday, whether in a gite or elsewhere.

As all our no win, no fee lawyers are drawn from firms operating within the code of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, you can rely on our professionalism, and our near-unparalleled success rate means that you can rely on our skills, too.

You can also rely on our being free - further to our no win, no fee promise, we also guarantee that every successful holiday claim we handle has its winning fees charged to the opposing side, and we promise that 100% compensation will go to you.

Call our team today on 0800 10 757 95 to get your compensation claim underway - or use our claim form or electronic chat window if you prefer the online approach. Either way, we look forward to helping you.