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Alison is an Associate in the Weightmans travel team, and is based in the Leeds office. Alison has worked in insurance litigation since 2014. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2020, and was promoted to Associate in 2022.

She handles a range of travel related cases, advising insurers on complex jurisdictional disputes, pursuing claims arising from accidents abroad funded by legal expenses insurance, as well as advising on policy coverage, indemnity and funding arrangements.

Alison also acts for a range of corporate clients, and international Tour Operators, defending claims brought under the Package Travel Regulations, following incidents ranging from slips and trips, to holiday sickness and serious, sometimes fatal, accidents abroad. She advises clients on supplier contracts, and updates their consumer terms and conditions.

Prior to qualification, Alison gained experience pursuing property damage subrogated recovery claims, as well as defending corporate motor cases.

Alison enjoys business development - she helps to manage client relationships, whilst also attending travel conferences and events, to gain industry insights and to secure new work.

In addition, Alison volunteers for the Leeds Insurance Institute Council, and enjoys her role as Head Of Marketing, as well as organising the annual dinner for 500+ insurance professionals.

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Notable cases

Alison was the solicitor for the Defendant in the reported case of Correia v Williams [2022] EWHC 2824 (KB), where she was successful in setting a legal precedent regarding the approach to be adopted by the Courts, in relation to the admission of witness statements for non-English speaking witnesses.

On a different matter, Alison saved a client circa £900,000 whilst defending a chronic pain case, whereby she obtained surveillance evidence showing the Claimant had severely exaggerated their injuries, and artificially inflated the level of damages claimed.