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  • News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

    The sharp increase in holiday sickness claims has led the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to remind the profession of its obligations when handling such cases.

    The warning notice, published today, reiterates SRA Code of Conduct requirements that solicitors must make sure any claims they are handling are valid and have been brought in the right way. The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) statistics show a 500 percent increase in holiday sickness claims in the last four years. While people affected with illness due to standards at their holiday accommodation are entitled to seek redress, there are concerns about the validity of some claims.

    Some cases have been challenged by travel companies and shown to be false. The Claims Management Regulator, the watchdog for the claims management companies that often act as the first port of call for such cases, has warned about spurious claims.

    These concerns have led the SRA to publish a new warning notice reminding solicitors about their responsibilities, as detailed in the Code of Conduct. These include properly assessing the evidence and advising clients on the strength of their case. Solicitors must also properly identify clients, and make sure claims are not brought after "cold calling" of potential clients - approaching them uninvited to ask if they want to make a claim.

    Paul Philip, SRA Chief Executive, said: "This issue is very much of concern at the moment and we want to make sure that solicitors do not get caught up in bringing false claims. We expect all solicitors to act with the utmost integrity.

    "Our new warning notice makes it clear that any solicitor handling holiday sickness claims must carry out proper due diligence and make sure they advise clients properly and are dealing with a genuine case where the client is seeking legal help of their own accord."

    The Claims Management Regulator has also passed information to the SRA about 31 law firms that had potentially improper referral arrangements with claims management companies. The payment of referral fees in holiday sickness claims is banned.



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    Re: News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

    Warning Notice - > http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/cod...ng-notice.page

    Increase in claims of over 500%

    We are investigating more than a dozen firms in connection with holiday claims, including over potentially improper links with claims management companies and payment for referrals of holiday sickness claims. We are also seeing firms pursuing claims without the proper instructions of claimants.

    Maybe I'm weird but it wouldn't be a proper holiday if a couple days weren't spent groaning in the loo... it's part of the experience
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      Re: News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

      I saw this ASA complaint this morning, quite hilarious really.

      https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/claim...17-380600.html

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        Re: News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

        That's these guys
        PPI Legal, The Accident Guys, Claims Legal, Holiday Sickness Claims, Holiday Sickness, Wall Cavity Claims, Find Your Solicitor, Ultimate Claims, work with TAG, work with WCC
        What on earth would you claim for Wall Cavity's ?
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          Re: News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

          Originally posted by Amethyst View Post


          What on earth would you claim for Wall Cavity's ?
          There was a 'thing' about having your wall cavities filled with insulation at one point but unless the cavities are properly sealed the insulation gets damp and has the opposite effect ie making your home colder. Apparently there's a new industry now that removes the insulation so I spose the claims are for the cost of that.

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            Re: News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

            Ahhhh, more roundabouts then ... all probably subsidised by the govt.

            I was thinking, randomly, the other day, why the FCA don't make the banks just pro-actively refund missold PPI ( cause they know )... so as well as hoping lots of people don't know they were missold, there's also the roundabout of monies feeding CMCs, the MOJ via CMR, call centre employment / companies paying tax and so forth off the back of it.

            lol.

            Ukranian Tractors.
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              Re: News: Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

              http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/hol...cel-claim.html

              Couple who fell ill on holiday billed £4,250 to cancel sickness claim after being contacted by cold caller

              • Jackie and Steve Reeves were asked by a cold-caller if they had fallen ill abroad
              • They were laid low with a stomach bug on a Thomas Cook trip to Cuba in 2016
              • Caller said they were among hundreds of people who had suffered at the resort
              • He said he would get a law firm to sue Thomas Cook for compensation
              • When they called off the claim they were hit with a £5,400 legal fees bill

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