Effective Consumer Protection for Accidents Abroad
Training Provider:
The Law Society
Additional Info:
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/civiljustice
This webinar is available at a 20% discount to members of the Law Society Civil Justice Section (full price £35 plus VAT). For further information about the Civil Justice Section visit http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/civiljustice
Holidays are one of the most expensive items in the annual budgets of most families and are a complex product. This one hour webinar will examine:
• What to do if a consumer is injured abroad
• What to do if the holiday company goes bust
• When can there be a claim, and what for?
• What does an injured consumer have to prove in order to succeed in a claim?
• What is a package holiday?
• How will the new “Flight – Plus” 2012 ATOL Regulations work?
• What standards do overseas hotels need to comply with?
The webinar is presented by Stephen Mason, a partner with Travlaw LLP. Stephen is one of the top travel industry lawyers in the field of holiday law in Britain. He represents tour operators, travel agents and other travel companies, and their insurers, facing civil or regulatory proceedings. Stephen is co-author (with Professor David Grant) of Holiday Law (5th ed. 2012) the leading textbook on the subject.
He is also co-editor of the International Travel Law Quarterly, and deputy chair of TATLA (Travel & Tourism Lawyers Association). He was amongst the first batch of solicitors to acquire Rights of Audience in the Higher Courts in 1994.
The webinar takes the form of a live audio event accompanied by slides recorded on 11th September 2012.
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Holidays are one of the most expensive items in the annual budgets of most families and are a complex product. This one hour webinar will examine:
• What to do if a consumer is injured abroad
• What to do if the holiday company goes bust
• When can there be a claim, and what for?
• What does an injured consumer have to prove in order to succeed in a claim?
• What is a package holiday?
• How will the new “Flight – Plus” 2012 ATOL Regulations work?
• What standards do overseas hotels need to comply with?
The webinar is presented by Stephen Mason, a partner with Travlaw LLP. Stephen is one of the top travel industry lawyers in the field of holiday law in Britain. He represents tour operators, travel agents and other travel companies, and their insurers, facing civil or regulatory proceedings. Stephen is co-author (with Professor David Grant) of Holiday Law (5th ed. 2012) the leading textbook on the subject.
He is also co-editor of the International Travel Law Quarterly, and deputy chair of TATLA (Travel & Tourism Lawyers Association). He was amongst the first batch of solicitors to acquire Rights of Audience in the Higher Courts in 1994.
The webinar takes the form of a live audio event accompanied by slides recorded on 11th September 2012.
If you would like to check that your system can operate the webinar system please ensure that the sound on your computer is on and click the following link:
http://www.brighttalk.com/pages/customer-support/test-your-system
Prerequisites
The price for this webinar is based upon a single viewer. Discounts are available on bulk bookings. For further details on these please contact Priya Shah at priya.shah@lawsociety.org.ukSpeakers
Stephen Mason, Partner, Travlaw LLP
