Dominique Smith instructed in case involving British woman who suffered injury and contracted Legionnaires’ Disease while abroad

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06/03/2026

Dominique Smith is instructed in a personal injury matter that involves a British woman who sustained injuries while on holiday in Barbados.

Her foot was crushed by a granite worktop in her hotel bedroom, causing her to spend the rest of her holiday using a wheelchair before flying home. Upon returning home, her condition worsened and she was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, spending several days in an intensive care unit.

Dominique is instructed by Jatinder Paul and Simon Lomax at Irwin Mitchell.

You can read press coverage of the case here.

You can read more about Dominique’s practice here.

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