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Personal Injury Overseas and the Problem of Jurisdiction - Matthew Chapman, 1 Chancery Lane

20/06/13. Michael Wink v Croatio Osiguranje DD [2013] EWHC 1118 (QB) (Haddon-Cave J). This case arose out of a road traffic accident in Croatia on 5 September 2009. The Claimant, a UK national domiciled in England, was on holiday with his wife when the accident happened. He was cycling along a street when he was struck by a Honda driven by a Croatian national. The Claimant was thrown in the air and sustained serious injury. After a period of intensive care in a Croatian Hospital (when the Claimant underwent surgery), the Claimant was repatriated to a UK Hospital (around 15 days post-accident). He remained in Hospital for more than 6 weeks. The Claimant’s capacity for employment was compromised by the injuries that he sustained in the accident...

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