The applicants were passengers who claimed damages for psychiatric injury, after accidents in aircraft.
Held: The Convention created strict liability on air carriers, but explicitly restricted damages to be payable for ‘bodily injury’. That . .
Second appeal arising out of an application by the Appellant for an extension of time in which to serve a claim form pursuant to CPR 7.6(2). Judges: Lady Justice Simler Lord Justice Popplewell And Lady Justice Carr Citations: [2022] EWCA Civ 1037 Links: Bailii Statutes: Civil Procedure Rules 7.6(2), Athens Convention 2002 Jurisdiction: England and … Continue reading ST v BAI (SA) (T/A Brittany Ferries): CA 27 Jul 2022
The plaintiff, on arriving at the airport found that his luggage had been lost. The defendant denied liability saying he had not notified his claim within the requisite period.
Held: Elementary justice requires that the rules by which the . .
This appeal raises a question about the interpretation of article 16 of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1974 (‘the Athens Convention’) and its application to the Scots law of limitation of . .
