Areas of Expertise
CIVIL
Commercial
Travel & Jurisdiction
2TG is recognised as a leader in claims arising out of accidents abroad. Our longstanding expertise in choice of law and jurisdiction makes us ideally placed to advise in the expanding area of travel-related claims. As a result of our expertise members of the group have been involved in many, if not most, of the leading cases involving issues of jurisdiction and applicable law in a personal injury context in recent years including: Hulse v Chambers [2001] 1 WLR, Harding v Wealands [2007] 2 AC 1, 2386, Cooley v Ramsey [2008] ILPr 27, Jacobs v Motor Insurers Bureau [2011] 1 WLR 2609, Bacon v Nacional Suiza [2010] ILPr 46, Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG [2011] EWHC 2806 (QB). In addition, members of the group acted in the landmark decision in Milner v Carnival [2010] 3 All ER 701 in which the Court of Appeal laid down guidelines for the assessment of damages in holiday claims.
We act for claimants and defendants and for and against insurers (domestic and foreign), tour operators, travel agents, hoteliers, cruise operators and airlines. We are able to provide advice and representation for claims of all sizes. In a cross-border context, we also advise on insurance, product liability, employer’s liability and commercial and contractual disputes. We are involved in all the related intricate and hotly argued jurisdictional issues and aspects of private international law. We regularly work with foreign lawyers in the increasing numbers of cases in which the English court is required to apply foreign law.
We work in German, French, Spanish and Swedish.
practising in this area
- BENJAMIN BROWNE QC
- HOWARD PALMER QC
- CHARLES DOUGHERTY QC
- ALISON GREEN
- MARIE LOUISE KINSLER
- LUCY WYLES
- MEGHANN MCTAGUE
- ANNA HUGHES
- HENRY MORTON JACK
Related Information
- Leading Cases
- Seminars
- Recent Developments on the Package Travel Regulations
- Jurisdiction and Choice of law in Product Liability Claims
- Can I have my money please? How the right Kissing Technique can unravel the meaning of section 151 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
- Current issues in international claims
- The assessment of damages in holiday claims: Milner v Carnival (t/a Cunard) [2010] EWCA Civ 389
- Unwelcome break: Claims arising from Package Holidays
- Rome II and new choice of law rules in tort: pitfalls and potholes in the Roman road?
- New Choice of Law Rules in Tort and Restitution: all roads lead to Rome II
- Newsletters
- A Short Introduction to Rome II - Autumn 2012
- First Decision on the Temporal Scope of Rome II
- A Short Introduction to Rome II - Spring 2010
- A Practical Guide to Personal Injury Claims under the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations
- A Practical Guide to Accidents Abroad - Autumn 2009
- A Practical Guide to Accidents Abroad - Summer 2008
- Accidents abroad - a practical guide - Winter 2005/06