Lois 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 moreSwift & Ors v Fred Olsen Cruise Lines [2016] EWCA Civ 785 – Food Poisoning, Athens Convention, Causation
John-Paul Swoboda
This case comment is by Alex Carington of 12 King’s Bench Walk. The case is a rare example of the Court of Appeal considering proper approaches to assessment of evidence, breach of duty and causation in the context of an outbreak of illness on a cruise ship.
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