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A Matter of Interest – applicable law to awards of interest in cross-border tort cases

17th Feb 2021

Joshua Cainer looks in detail at the recent developments in English courts on the applicable law to awards of interest in cross-border tort cases.

Looking at the Global Picture – Qatar Airways v Middle East News

21st Jan 2021

In Qatar Airways v Middle East News [2020] EWHC 2975 (QB) Saini J has handed down a decision which, although not in a personal injury case, is of real interest for travel lawyers. Daniel Clarke explores the judgment and explains why.

X v Kuoni – The Advocate General’s Opinion

21st Dec 2020

In this post, Carin Hunt details the Advocate General’s opinion in X v Kuoni (Case C-578/19), regarding an assault by a member of hotel staff, which was handed down on 10 November 2020.

Morgan v TUI – local standard regulations and reasonable care

16th Dec 2020

Is demonstrating a breach of local safety regulations the only way to show that reasonable care has not been taken by the suppliers of holiday services in the context of a package holiday claim? No, said Marcus Smith J, in the recent case of Morgan v TUI UK Ltd.

Griffiths v TUI UK Limited: Can “uncontroverted” expert evidence be challenged?

1st Sep 2020

Ian Denham has written an article considering the recent judgment of Spencer J in Griffiths v TUI UK Limited [2020] EWHC 2268 (QB), which considered “a fundamental question concerning the proper approach of a court towards expert evidence which is ‘uncontroverted’”.

Barton checks in with… Cheryl Palmer-Hughes

1st Jul 2020

In the first edition of ‘Barton Checks In With’, Paul checks in for a virtual coffee with Cheryl Palmer-Hughes, Partner at Irwin Mitchell (Manchester), to find out a bit more about how she got into travel law and why she enjoys it so much.

Hutchinson v MAPFRE & OBeach: Why Consumer Protection Cannot be Contractually Excluded

1st Jul 2020

Sarah Crowther QC explains how protection for consumers cannot be subject to contractual exclusion by insurers. Her landmark personal injury case in Spain provides welcome clarification of the consumer provisions.

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