Suki primarily deals with group actions against U.K. based tour operators, or single party actions against defendants in foreign countries (often working with foreign agent lawyers).
His team currently handles in excess of 2000 clients and handle range of different cases against major U.K. tour operators. Some of the cases where large numbers of people have fallen ill on holiday are the largest of their kind ever pursued in the U.K. and have resulted in multi-million pound settlements. A current example is a group action of over 1000 Clients who fell ill at the Bahia Principe Hotel in 2007.
These cases attract local and national press, radio and T.V. interest, and Suki has been interviewed and/or quoted in the national press and media on a number of occasions. Suki also regularly presents training and lecture programmes, and to give advise and support to clients affected by illness or an accident abroad by way of group presentation.
These claims have a generic element which requires a high degree of proficiency and understanding on a range of tactical and logistical levels. The claims are based in negligence, breach of contract, misrepresentation and breach of statutory duty. A key understanding of all of these areas is essential to the successful prosecution of claims on behalf of the client.
This is litigation of the most challenging nature and regularly involves making new law or pushing the boundaries of existing law in order to make sure that the Courts recognise the extent of the effects upon the Client. Most recently this can be seen in the light of challenges on costs capping and damages relating to Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity.