in the wintertime we tend to get an
increased caseload of people involved in
accidents that involve adverse weather
conditions when they're abroad it can
include road traffic accidents accidents
on a piste when the skiing or
snowboarding and they are not always
familiar with the rules for that
particular activity with driving
it's hard enough trying to drive in
England and Wales when the weather is
poor but if you're in a different
country and the car's driving on a
different side of the road and you're
driving a vehicle where the wheel is on
the other side of the car then the
differences can obviously increase the
risk of an accident and that can lead to
injuries and losses sustained if you are
the sort of person who likes to plan for
your holiday then it's of paramount
importance that you do get the absolute
basics so get your travel insurance and
get your European health insurance card
and different travel insurance policies
cover you for different types of
activities if you're going away for a
relatively low activity-based holiday
then a simple insurance might suffice
but if you are going to do something a
bit more adventurous such as skiing or
snowboarding or base jumping or
parachuting then you might need to
double check the terms and conditions of
the policy or purchasing because some
policies don't provide cover for certain
activities and if something goes wrong
you want to be sure that you are
definitely covered
first and foremost you've got to make
sure that you are safe and you don't put
yourself and others  in harm's way
and whether that includes calling the
emergency services or
notifying somebody who is responsible
for the area that you're in so a piste
you might go to the receptiont if
it's a road traffic accident you might
need to call the police and gather as
much documents and evidence as you can
because although you might not think
that someone else was liable it
might be the case that there is a claim
in our particular jurisdiction because
different jurisdictions allow for
different claims in different ways in in
ways that are different than that of the
United Kingdom if after an accident
you might think that somebody is
responsible for the claim then it might
be a good idea that you give us a call
and we can go through what happened what
documents you obtained and the
travel litigation team at slater &
gordon has a network contact of lawyers
who can assist us in various countries
