The 12 King’s Bench Walk International and Travel Group are hosting an in-person seminar on 23rd February 2023 at The Royal Aeronautical Society, No. 4 Hamilton Place, London. Our members will be speaking on a range of travel law topics and we’re excited to have Navjot Atwal, the newest member of our group, speaking at…
Read moreIn this post, John-Paul Swoboda provides his commentary on the recent decision in Arthern v Ryanair DAC [2023] EWHC 46 (KC). When a person slips on some liquid on a floor, whether it be by a poolside, on an aeroplane, or elsewhere we call it is an accident. A slip is, by definition, unexpected. A…
Read moreAs 2022 comes to an end I wanted to take a brief moment to reflect on a busy year (yes, I know, another one of these ‘year in reviews’) for the 12KBW International and Travel Group. First and foremost, thank you to anyone who reads this blog, shares our posts and engages with the content…
Read moreIn this latest post Patrick Vincent KC considers the recent decision of the Supreme Court in SSAFA v Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen GmbH. The Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 has been good for lawyers. Sections 1 and 2 of this short Act have generated numerous weighty judgments and hundreds of thousands of words of academic commentary….
Read moreIf the wintery weather has got you dreaming not of a White Christmas, but of warmer climes, then fly away with Peter Hale to sunny Tenerife, as he explores the ‘hot topic’ of penalty interest under Spanish law in the context of two recent decisions: Background As travel practitioners will recall, Article 20 of the…
Read moreThe High Court has handed down an interesting judgment on service, jurisdiction and forum conveniens post Brexit. In this post, Alex Carington considers the decision of Master McCloud in Charlton v Deffert [2022] EWHC 2378 (KB) in which he successfully defended a jurisdiction challenge by the Defendant. A copy of the judgment can be found…
Read moreI can’t resist raising a question for discussion that I’ve been thinking about before I retire. Here it is: Do claimants in fatal accident claims governed by a foreign law have QOCS protection?
Read moreIn what is without doubt the biggest resignation news of the last week, I can announce that after six years the time has finally come for me to step down as editor of this blog. Fortunately, there will be no messy contest for my replacement: I’m delighted to hand it over to Spencer Turner. For…
Read moreLois Aldred of 12 King’s Bench Walk previously blogged about the decision of the Outer House of the Court of Session in Warner v Scapa Flow Charters. That decision – in favour of the pursuer – has since been overturned by the Inner House. The litigation in summary concerns the standard of care required of the…
Read moreRichard Hermer QC (sitting as a High Court Judge) recently gave some helpful practical guidance on how the English courts approach the interpretation of foreign legal materials (for example, building regulations) in Deane v Barker & Ors [2022] EWHC 1523 (QB). The judgment is particularly useful for its clear pointers to lawyers about how an…
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