Fresh warning over fake holiday sickness claims
A fresh warning has been issued to solicitors over false holiday sickness claims.
Law firm regulator the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reminded them of their responsibilities when handling holiday illness claims.
The SRA currently has 18 cases under investigation involving solicitors and false holiday sickness claims.
Holiday sickness claims in Britain had increased by 500%, Abta found last year, dwarfing those made by visitors from other European countries to the same hotels.
A number of high-profile legal cases have shown that this rise included fraudulent claims, with some holidaymakers jailed for pretending they were sick when that was not the case.
The SRA has been working closely with Abta and the Claims Management Regulation Unit (CMRU) – which regulates the claims management companies that make initial contact with potential claimants – to tackle the false claims culture.
The CMRU published a report in July that said that claim numbers had fallen just as drastically as they had risen.