Holiday claims featuring poisonous creatures

One of the reasons that holidaymakers may have used to choose a location to spend their break in is the local flora and fauna. While this is entirely safe in most vacations, a number of holiday claims for compensation may arise as a result of poisonous creatures in various countries.

It is not necessary to go as far abroad as Australia to find poisonous creatures, although that country's box jellyfish, redback spiders and blue-ringed octopuses are famous for their deadly toxins. Scorpions and snakes are known in Europe, and 2007 saw news reports of an 'invasion' of jellyfish as the waters warmed.

Even travelling in the UK, the poisonous adder can be found; it is largely a reticent creature, but will still bite - recent statistics suggest over 100 bites a year, and, while symptoms vary, they are rarely fatal.

Receiving a holiday injury in the form of a poisonous bite or sting, however, is not sufficient to succeed in a compensation claim; the personal injury must be shown to be the result of the holiday company's negligence.

That means, to succeed, the claimant's personal injury solicitor must show that the holiday company was aware of the threat of venomous creatures, or should have been, and failed to alert the claimant.

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If you feel you may have a holiday claim, you can contact our skilled advisors to discuss this; they are knowledgeable in the holiday injury field, and will be able to help you decide, without compulsion, whether you want to proceed.

If you decide to do so, they will be able to find you one of the UK's finest personal injury solicitors with experience in this field to take your compensation claim forward. Every legal professional that we work with will handle your case on a no win, no fee basis, protect you from all costs, and pass 100 percent compensation on to you, making this free to you.

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To engage YouClaim's legal expertise, simply give us a ring on 0800 10 757 95. Alternatively, use our e-chat service or our claim form, and let us call you at a time convenient to you. However you reach us, we'll look forward to helping in your holiday claim.