Law firm starts prosecuting dishonest claimants

A law firm that has defended 2,000 spurious holiday sickness claims is now pursuing the individuals and companies behind them. Ben Ireland reports, a year after the launch of Travel Weekly’s Fight Fake Claims campaign

A zero-tolerance approach to dubious claims has helped one law firm overturn more than 2,000 made in relation to holiday sickness.

Manchester-based Horwich Farrelly is now using evidence it gathered to defend tour operators to bring the individuals and claims management companies (CMCs) that tried to beat the system to book.

Partner Mark Hudson said the first major hurdle had been convincing operators that taking a firm stance against all claims was a better option than paying out amid fear of racking up huge legal costs.

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