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Chaudhari v British Airways Plc: CA 16 Apr 1997

The passenger injured himself as he fell from an aeroplane chair because of pre-existing injury. Held: He had no claim under the Convention. The falling of a semi-paralysed person whilst he was trying to get to his feet to go to the lavatory did not constitute an accident. It had not been an ‘accident causing … Continue reading Chaudhari v British Airways Plc: CA 16 Apr 1997

Hone v Going Places Leisure Travel Ltd and Another: CA 13 Jun 2001

The regulations could not be read to impose strict liability on a tour organiser or holiday ticket retailer for injury suffered during the holiday. The rules clearly required there to be shown some ‘improper performance’ of the contract before liability could be imposed, and no fault provisions of the Convention were of no assistance because … Continue reading Hone v Going Places Leisure Travel Ltd and Another: CA 13 Jun 2001