http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/holiday-claims-legal-news.aspx The latest news articles from On Holiday Claims (Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors.) (c) 2010, Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors 5 http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/holiday-claims-legal-news.aspx http://www.simpsonmillar.biz/assets/images/logos/rss-sm.jpg webmaster@simpsonmillar.co.uk (Jennie Sanders) en-gb More than 30 holidaymakers on board Fred Olsen’s cruise ship Boudicca are still in isolation after an outbreak of gastroenteritis. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/boudicca-cruise-ship-gastro-illness.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/boudicca-cruise-ship-gastro-illness.aspx Wed, 16 May 2012 15:28:00 GMT The father of a man who was killed when he fell from a balcony in Magaluf, Majorca, has criticised the hotel for not implementing safety checks on balconies. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/holiday-companies-failing-to-make-safety-checks-says-father-whose-son-died-in-hotel-balcony-plunge.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/holiday-companies-failing-to-make-safety-checks-says-father-whose-son-died-in-hotel-balcony-plunge.aspx Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT Simpson Millar Solicitors specialise in helping holidaymakers who are struck by Salmonella food poisoning while on holiday in Egypt to claim compensation from their UK tour operators. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/egypt-stay-safe-on-holiday.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/egypt-stay-safe-on-holiday.aspx Mon, 14 May 2012 10:25:00 GMT A York man who went on holiday as a last minute replacement companion for a friend drowned accidentally a coroner in York has ruled. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/york-mans-tragic-holiday-drowning-accident-death.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/york-mans-tragic-holiday-drowning-accident-death.aspx Fri, 11 May 2012 09:55:00 GMT A 23-year-old British woman on holiday in Magaluf, Majorca has fallen to her death from her hotel balcony within hours of arriving at the resort. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/third-fatal-fall-from-magaluf-hotel-balcony-in-one-month.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/third-fatal-fall-from-magaluf-hotel-balcony-in-one-month.aspx Tue, 08 May 2012 16:40:00 GMT Holidaymakers travelling to Egypt are at risk of contracting over 2000 different types of the salmonella bug. Infection with salmonella food poisoning commonly causes gastroenteritis presenting with symptoms of diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever, headaches and nausea. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/salmonella-poisoning-egypt-holiday-bug-claims.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/salmonella-poisoning-egypt-holiday-bug-claims.aspx Tue, 08 May 2012 15:15:00 GMT A businessman from the Cotswolds has died after receiving an electric shock from a faulty shower on board his yacht. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/businessman-dies-after-electric-shock-from-boats-shower.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/businessman-dies-after-electric-shock-from-boats-shower.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT Simpson Millar’s travel lawyers have been monitoring a recent spate of Giardia Infections suffered by holidaymakers returning from hotels in Egypt. This holiday bug can cause gastro-enteritis with diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating, frequent loose and slimy stools, tiredness and weight loss. Sometimes a more serious illness can result in damage to the gut lining and victims will require treatment in hospital. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/giardia-lamblia-infection-egypts-parasite-strikes-hotel-again.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/giardia-lamblia-infection-egypts-parasite-strikes-hotel-again.aspx Tue, 01 May 2012 12:01:00 GMT Shigellosis is a bacterial infection caused by the Shigella Sonnei germ. It affects the gastro-intestinal tract (gut) and is a fairly common disease picked up by UK holidaymakers staying in all inclusive hotels in Egypt. It is particularly prevalent in warm climates in communal settings, occurring as single cases or large outbreaks. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/shigella-illness-bug-egypt-hotel-hygiene-improvements-demanded.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/shigella-illness-bug-egypt-hotel-hygiene-improvements-demanded.aspx Tue, 01 May 2012 11:27:00 GMT An Australian court has awarded a settlement of $8 million (£5.1m) plus legal costs to the family of a girl who sustained brain damage after contracting salmonella food poisoning from a KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) wrap. http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/5-1m-settlement-for-salmonella-food-poisoning-which-caused-brain-damage.aspx http://www.on-holiday-claims.co.uk/news/2012/5-1m-settlement-for-salmonella-food-poisoning-which-caused-brain-damage.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:50:00 GMT