Essential Guide to the Package Travel Regulations - Manchester

Thomas Byrne is an Associate – Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) in the International and Travel Litigation team, based in the Manchester office. He specialises in international catastrophic and large loss liability claims, with particular expertise in personal injury matters and contractual disputes.
He is instructed by a wide range of international and domestic insurers, as well as major hotel groups, and regularly advises on complex issues of jurisdiction, choice of law, and cross border contractual disputes involving Tour Operators and hoteliers.
Experience
•    Successfully defended a fictitious claim brought against a Spanish hotel nearly a decade after an alleged incident in which the claimant asserted facial injuries leading to serious neurological disorders. The Court struck out the claim at trial, finding that the alleged accident had not occurred.
•    Secured a significant reduction in a professional negligence claim exceeding €1,000,000 brought by a British national against a Spanish architect.

Laura is a Litigation Executive who has been at On the Beach for nearly 12 years. While their primary focus is navigating the complexities of personal injury and breach of contract claims, they also head up the firm’s debt recovery operations. Beyond the litigation side of things, Laura is involved in the broader business, regularly stepping in to support the Operations and Feedback teams. Having seen OTB from almost every angle over the last decade, including a lot of legislation changes and a few natural disasters, they enjoy bridging the gap between technical legal work and the practical challenges that come with supporting a busy travel business.
 

Alistair Kinley is Director of Policy and Government Affairs, based in London. He leads the firm’s engagement with government departments and regulators across the UK and Ireland.
Alistair is a former member of the Civil Justice Council of England and Wales and contributed to the Jackson reforms. He has led the firm’s work on the European Motor Insurance Directive review and coordinated implementation of the Insurance Act 2015.

He is a recognised commentator and regular speaker on legal and procedural reform. He is a contributing editor to The Law Society’s Litigation Funding Handbook and edits a chapter in Bingham & Berrymans’ Personal Injury and Motor Claims Cases.

Alistair is also a member of the Ogden Tables Working Party, responsible for producing the actuarial tables used in personal injury claims.

Zoe is a Director at Xeinadin, specialising in Travel regulatory advisory.
Prior to joining Xeinadin Zoe worked at the Civil Aviation Authority as a portfolio manager for 2.5 years undertaking financial assessments on the largest ATOL holders within the UK travel industry. Undertaking refinances, restructures and acquisitions from a regulatory perspective. Prior to the CAA, Zoe worked for 9 years at Santander Corporate Banking as a Relationship Director specialising in Travel and leading on the banks Travel Trust Account proposition.
At Xeinadin she helps clients navigate their complex regulatory needs.  Aswell as overseeing the sector strategy. 
 

Alexandra Pearson is a Senior Associate in the Catastrophic Injury and Large Loss team in the Manchester office. Alex has over 12 years of experience working on Defendant personal injury claims at various levels and now specialises in international travel claims. She has experience dealing with a variety of claims including, brain injuries, significant spinal injuries and fatal accidents.

Amy is a Senior Associate in the Catastrophic Injury and Large Loss team in Clyde & Co’s Edinburgh office. She qualified in 2018 after training at a pursuer firm and spending four years at another defender firm before joining Clyde & Co in 2022. Amy is experienced in all aspects of civil litigation, regularly handling cases in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts, and specialises in marine and aviation matters with a focus on EL/PL claims. She also deals with foreign jurisdiction cases, including catastrophic accidents abroad and holiday sickness claims, alongside significant domestic EL/PL matters involving serious and complex injuries arising from incidents in care homes, hotels, and public spaces.