Our 47 year old client was badly injured in a bus accident overseas, while on a tour. She booked the tour in Australia through a reputable company that managed the tour. The accident was caused by the negligent driving of the bus driver who was appointed by the tour company.
Among our client’s injuries were spinal fractures that required being airlifted to a hospital in a neighbouring country and emergency surgery while she was overseas. It was not safe to transport her home for the surgery.
Thankfully the surgery was successful but our client faced a long road ahead. She could not work for many months and then had to recommence work on reduced hours. She continues to experience restrictions and disabilities resulting from her injuries. She loves dancing and she used to go out dancing regularly before the accident. She can no longer dance because of her injuries.
The tour company agreed to have settlement negotiations and our client’s claim was resolved through those negotiations. It was therefore not necessary to go to court.
Our client received compensation for her pain and suffering, along with her loss of income, treatment expenses and care needs. The compensation covers her past losses and expenses as well as her most likely future losses and expenses based primarily on the opinions of doctors.
Our expert travel lawyers successfully brought a compensation claim for HT, a cruise passenger who was injured on a shore excursion in Asia.
HT booked a city sightseeing tour of Singapore through his cruise operator. The tour was conducted on a minibus with fellow passengers, along with a driver and tour guide.
HT enjoyed the tour. However, the minibus became delayed in traffic on the return trip to the ship. The driver, therefore, had to make up time so that his passengers were not delayed for the ship’s departure.
The minibus was being driven quickly on the final approach to the cruise ship terminal. The driver was driving at an excessive speed and had to brake suddenly at red traffic lights. The minibus was not fitted with seatbelts. The sudden braking caused our client to move violently in his seat, causing him a whiplash injury.
HT made a good recovery from his injury. However, we were able to secure him compensation from the cruise line to cover his medical expenses and for the lost enjoyment of the remainder of his cruise.
