Whether it’s the Bognor Regis, Skegness, or Minehead resort, the last thing you expect is for your holiday to be hampered by having an accident through no fault of your own. We have represented a lot of clients who have needed to make claims for personal injury compensation after an accident at Butlins, so we’re used to dealing with them.
Health and safety at any holiday resort is of paramount importance. Everyone’s normally in high spirits and the kids are full of beans so the last thing people are thinking about is how to avoid an accident! The duty in law that Butlins have is to take all reasonable steps to prevent their customers’ form being injured. This is something they have to do in accordance with the Occupiers Liability Act.
Common cases we have dealt with involve:
- Slips on spilled liquids; especially in the restaurants and clubs late at night. Slips due to the weather without adequate safety measures are also a hazard; especially given the British weather!
- Trips on potholes or other defects on and around the grounds of the resort.
- Collapsing or defective seating causing an injury.
- Being hit by a falling object – perhaps a sign or hoarding that isn’t secured properly.
Whatever the nature of the accident, if it wasn’t your fault, you may have a valid claim. The best thing to do following an accident is:
- Report it – and make sure it’s noted in an Accident Report Form. You should ask for a copy as well, and see if there is any CCTV that needs to be retained to potentially help as evidence for the case.
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible.
- Speak to us about making a claim for compensation.
100% Compensation and No Win, No Fee
For this type of claim, we can normally offer you a 100% compensation agreement, meaning you will keep every penny of the compensation that is owed to you. We will recover what legal fees we are allowed to directly from the other side; usually their their insurers, claims handlers, or solicitors.
Take care though – most other lawyers will want to take up to 25% from your payout to cover some fees that the government have stopped lawyers recovering when they changed the law in April 2013.
Our No Win, No Fee means that we will not charge you in the event the claim doesn’t win.
So if your holiday has been ruined by an accident that wasn’t your fault, talk to us now for free and friendly advice on 0800 634 75 75. You can claim compensation for the injury, and losses and expenses, and even loss of enjoyment of the rest of the holiday as well.
