Travel: International Personal Injury (Defendant)
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Clyde & Co has a notable group of international travel lawyers working alongside its leading insurance practice. It acts for defendants on a global-wide basis, with a particularly strong track record in representing foreign insurers following accidents abroad. The team is adept at advising on risk management, as well as handling complex catastrophic injury claims, including a number of cases arising out of road traffic accidents and incidents at hotels.
Strengths
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"Clyde & Co has an excellent team of experienced litigation lawyers and regulatory experts, covering both UK and multinational jurisdictions."
"They are experts who are proactive and value for money. I would recommend them in a heartbeat."
"Clyde & Co has an excellent team of experienced litigation lawyers and regulatory experts, covering both UK and multinational jurisdictions."
"They are experts who are proactive and value for money. I would recommend them in a heartbeat."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Ford is head of Clyde & Co's travel group. He has expertise in dealing with gastric illness cases, road traffic accidents and various catastrophic injury claims. He primarily represents hotels, tour operators and insurers.
"Matthew is very easy to work with, very knowledgeable and very quick to respond."
"He has a really good knowledge of the travel industry and good perspective on insurance companies - he knows how they would want matters to be handled."
Manchester-based Craig Evans has significant experience defending insurers in international personal injury disputes. He primarily assists with claims concerning road traffic accidents, serious illness and injuries sustained when falling on hotel premises.
"Craig has a particular expertise in multinational claims handling which is invaluable."
"Craig is absolutely brilliant - he is steely but has a light touch."
Emily List is a well-regarded solicitor in the travel team at Clyde & Co. She is adept at assisting clients including hotels and tour operators facing claims arising out of injuries and illnesses sustained by holidaymakers.
"Emily is so sensible - she gets to the issues she needs to get to and she settles cases that need settling, but is also not afraid to go to court. She has really good judgement on outcomes."