Decisive move to curb claims company legal fees
Travel industry campaigning against the growing problem of bogus holiday illness claims today triggered a “decisive” government crack down.
Abta, Jet2holidays and Tui all welcomed the Ministry of Justice’s action to fix the legal costs that can be claimed in package holiday sickness claims which have cost the sector millions of pounds.
The action will close a legal loophole which helped fuel a soaring number of false claims highlighted by Abta’s Stop Sickness Scams campaign as well as Travel Weekly’s Fight Fake Claims campaign.
The curbs will come into force in the coming weeks, ahead of the peak summer season.
Until now, legal costs in overseas package travel claims have not been controlled. This has meant costs for operators can spiral out of all proportion to the damages claimed.