Barclay v British Airways Plc
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 2010 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
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4 cases
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Anne Ford v Malaysian Airline Systems Berhad
...on the meaning of "accident" in the Montreal Convention, which was given by Laws LJ (with whom Thomas and Wilson LJJ agreed) in Barclay v British Airways PLC. 14 The judge also referred to two further US 16 The judge concluded that the injection could not properly constitute an "unexpected ......
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Colin Mather Against (first) Easyjet Airline Company Limited And (second) Drk Hamburg Mediservice Ggmbh
...the authorities in this area deal with the Warsaw Convention, but it was accepted by the Court of Appeal in Barclay v British Airways plc [2010] QB 187 (Laws LJ at para 6) that authorities on the Warsaw Convention are equally referable to the Convention. [24] An autonomous approach must be ......
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Hook v British Airways Plc
...authorities all related to the Warsaw Convention, they are equally referable to the Montreal Convention: Barclay v British Airways PLC [2010] QB 187, 192A, per Laws 36 It is abundantly clear from these authorities that, "in those cases with which it deals", the Montreal Convention has excl......
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Carmelo Labbadia v Alitalia (Societa Aerea Italiana S.p.A)
...referred to in the judgment: Air France v Saks (1985) 470 US 392. Barclay v British Airways plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1419; [2008] 2 CLC 995; [2010] QB 187. Cannon v My Travel Airways Ltd (8 July 2005, HHJ Caulfield, Manchester CC). Chendrimada v Air India (1992) 802 F Supp 1089 (SD NY). Deep Vei......
3 firm's commentaries
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Tearing Up The Definition Of 'Accident' Under The Montreal Convention ' The Judgment Of The CJEU In JR V Austrian Airlines
...external cause of the fall, has an accident occurred for the purposes of the Montreal Convention 1999? In Barclay v British Airways [2010] QB 187, the Court of provided a resounding 'no' to this question. There must be an unusual or expected event external to the passenger. The fall itself ......
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Tearing Up The Definition Of 'accident' Under The Montreal Convention ' The Judgment Of The CJEU In JR V Austrian Airlines
...external cause of the fall, has an accident occurred for the purposes of the Montreal Convention 1999? In Barclay v British Airways [2010] QB 187, the Court of provided a resounding 'no' to this question. There must be an unusual or expected event external to the passenger. The fall itself ......
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Falling Slowly ' Slipping And Tripping Accidents Under The Montreal Convention
...v British Airways [2010] QB 187, the Court of held that where a passenger injured herself after slipping on an inert, non-defective plastic strip embedded in the floor of an aircraft, there had been no 'accident' within the meaning of article 17 the Montreal Convention. What had occurred wa......