Travel & Aviation Newsletter – 3 Hare Court
‘Welcome to our latest Travel & Aviation newsletter, edited by Katherine Deal KC.’
3 Hare Court, 11th February 2025
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Category: airlines
The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010: Ryanair DAC v Benjamin Morais & Ors – Devereux Chambers
‘Analysis from Stuart Brittenden KC and Bruce Carr KC.’
Devereux Chambers, 17th January 2025
Source: www.devereuxchambers.co.uk
Drunk finance worker abused crew on flight from Mallorca after cocktail of champagne and red wine – The Independent
‘A finance worker who drunkenly abused fellow passengers and crew on board a flight from Mallorca to Gatwick airport has been sentenced to carry out community service, according to police.’
The Independent, 28th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Group flight claim thrown out as judge criticises financial motives – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An attempt to bring a representative action worth £319m for delayed flights over six years has been thrown out by the High Court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ex-page three model Samantha Fox fined for threatening to knock out officer’s teeth – The Independent
‘The former page three model Samantha Fox has been fined after threatening to knock out a police officer’s teeth while drunk during a brawl at Heathrow Airport last December.’
The Independent, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression – The Guardian
‘An Instagram post by Gemma Collins in which she promoted wearing a headset to fight depression instead of seeking professional medical advice and treatment has been banned by the UK advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK Supreme Court rewrites the rules on retained EU case law – OUT-LAW.com
‘In an important recent judgment, the UK Supreme Court has rewritten the post-Brexit rules on application of EU case law in the UK courts, so that they apply retrospectively in proceedings in respect of pre-Brexit events.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Air Travel Woes – Law Pod UK
‘A tale of small win against airline leads to big Supreme Court ruling on pre- and post- Brexit compensation. Rosalind English in conversation with David Hart KC.’
Law Pod UK, 25th July 2024
Source: audioboom.com
Virgin Media: CA gives no respite – Pensions Barrister
‘Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on today’s decision, in which the CA dismissed the appeal against the judge’s decision that the contracting-out legislation required amendments which only affected future service benefits to be accompanied by written actuarial confirmation.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
Man who slipped in puddle of Baileys on way to BA flight could get £4m – The Guardian
‘A passenger who suffered a traumatic brain injury after slipping in a puddle of Baileys while heading for a flight could receive up to £4m in compensation.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ryanair and EasyJet among airlines fined £128m for ‘abusive practices’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet have been fined a total of €150 million (£128 million) by Spain’s government for “abusive practices” including charging passengers for carry-on baggage.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2024
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Greenwashing: Where are we now? – Mills & Reeve
‘Organisations are feeling the pressure more than ever to offer sustainable and environmentally conscious products and services to consumers. However, with the push to appear more eco-friendly comes the risk of over-exaggerating or misleading others with statements about green credentials.’
Mills & Reeve, 16th May 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Man jailed for vaping and being abusive on Gatwick flight – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for five months for “abusive and violent behaviour” towards cabin crew after he was told to stop vaping in a plane’s toilets.’
BBC News, 10th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A New Cause of Action is Born … On the Beach Ltd & Others v Ryanair UK Limited & Others [2023] EWHC 2694 (Comm) – International & Travel Law Blog
‘In this action On the Beach Ltd (OTB) and associated companies sought to recover from Ryanair sums for which OTB was liable to its customers pursuant to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (the PTRs).’
International & Travel Law Blog, 2nd November 2023
Secretaries of State grant London Luton Airport Operations Ltd’s s73 Application to Fly 1 million more Passengers per annum – 39 Essex Chambers
‘On 13 October 2023 the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities granted an application made under s73 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by London Luton Airport Operations Limited (‘LLAOL’) to amend planning conditions attached to its planning permission. The grant of consent allows LLAOL to fly an additional one million passengers per annum. The decision followed a 6-week inquiry during 2022.’
39 Essex Chambers, 16th October 2023
Source: www.39essex.com
Gulf War ‘human shield’ hostages set to take legal action – BBC News
‘British Airways passengers and crew taken hostage in Kuwait are set to take legal action against the government and the airline, lawyers say.’
BBC News, 12th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firm’s tweet should have mentioned fee deduction, watchdog rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A flight delay claims firm should have made clear that clients would not receive the full amount of compensation promised, advertising watchdogs have ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fine airlines if they fail in legal duty to customers, urges Which? – The Guardian
‘Airlines that break the law by not helping customers when flights are delayed or cancelled should be fined, consumer rights groups and online travel agents have said.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Airline ordered to reopen claims after passenger complaints – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An airline has committed to reopening claims from passengers after the aviation regulator stepped in to force the issue. The UK Civil Aviation Authority said its enforcement action against Wizz Air followed “significant concerns over high volumes of complaints” about the airline not paying passengers what they are owed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Strasbourg ‘had no jurisdiction’ to block Rwanda flight – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Interim measures by the European Court of Human Rights including the one stopping deportation flights to Rwanda are not binding on governments, human rights law experts claim in a report published by a centre-right thinktank today. Rule 39 and the Rule of Law, published by Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project, concludes that the Strasbourg court’s “rule 39” procedure was never approved by member states and that the government should challenge its lawfulness “robustly”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
