Entries by Bonnar

Determining Liability For Accidents on Holidays

The Court of Appeal handed down their decision in the above case in November 2013.  The defendant’s appeal was unsuccessful, the Appeal Court upholding the first instance decision in favour of the claimant.  The result is confirmation that, when an accident occurs and holiday accommodation requires to be assessed for compliance with local standards, the […]

Package holiday accident claim

Bonnar Accident Law With the upsurge in recent years of consumers booking holidays themselves directly via the internet, it is more important than ever for the public to be aware of their rights and to the protection afforded to them, should an accident occur whilst they are abroad.  The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package […]

Adventure Holidays: Key Legal Risks to Know

By April Meechan, Associate Solicitor, Bonnar Accident Law At this time of year, many people get down to planning a ‘trip of a lifetime’ adventure holiday in some far-flung exotic location. In the aftermath of last year’s Luxor balloon tragedy, I looked at the Guardian Online edition which chronicled the troubled and troubling history of hot air balloon accidents over […]

Back To The Future…ERRA

  “Erra – a Babylonian plague god known from an epic of the 8th Century BC. Erra is the god of mayhem and pestilence who is responsible for periods of political confusion.” (Wikipedia) Erra amulet