International Personal Injury
We offer fully integrated support to corporates, organisations and insurers in defending personal injury claims around the world. Our international capability and experience give us the expertise and the resources to deliver results swiftly and effectively for you wherever required.
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Our team has extensive experience in international personal injury cases, allowing us to provide you with a service in which both the local and the global aspects of your case is carefully considered.
Our approach is proactive and pragmatic, offering consistently excellent advice across all of our international offices. We’re aware of the sensitive nature of these claims and the need to balance robust defence with wider commercial and reputational issues.
We are recognised as true experts in international personal injury. From initial contact to claims resolution, we are focused on delivering effective results that minimise any risks or disruption for you.
Our services include:
- Coverage advice
- Liability and reserves advice
- Claims handling
- Policy wording and adaptation of insurance documents (eg from English to Spanish law)
- Judicial representation and defence (litigation)
- Mediation and ADR
- Preparation of reports as experts and ratification of the same before the Courts
- Provision of Management Information (MI)
- Training and seminars.
Featured experience
- Acting for a luxury hotel complex and its professional liability insurer in respect of two class action claims regarding damages suffered by 1,000 English tourists due to a norovirus outbreak.
- Routinely dealing with the defence of litigated personal injury claims arising out of accidents and fatalities occurring in construction settings.
- This involves early investigation of liability in close conjunction with the defendant and early investigation of quantum to capture all necessary and relevant evidence with a view to minimising potential costs, damages and reputational consequences for the policyholder/ defendant.
- Advising and acting for hotels in legal proceedings in the England and Wales jurisdiction regarding claims for accidents resulting from “balconing” in Spain.
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What our clients say
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”The team is incredibly technical and I would trust the most complex case with them. They have a very successful way of communicating.
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”Very good attention to detail and a collaborative approach to handling. A good, prompt service and responsive.
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Why choose DAC Beachcroft?
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