On 22 November 2016, Elizabeth Boulden, a pupil at 12 King’s Bench Walk, attended the hearing at the Court of Appeal of this important case concerning the package tour operator’s liability for food poisoning suffered by customers as a result of defective food and drink supplied in the course of a package holiday. The case could have significant implications for the prevailing Antcliffe and Kempson strict liability reasoning in this area and the arguments aired in the Court of Appeal should therefore be of interest to both tour operators and travel law practitioners. Continue reading “Wood & Anor v TUI Travel Plc T/A First Choice – Package Travel, Food Poisoning, SGSA 1982”
Food Poisoning
Swift & Ors v Fred Olsen Cruise Lines [2016] EWCA Civ 785 – Food Poisoning, Athens Convention, Causation
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. Continue reading “Swift & Ors v Fred Olsen Cruise Lines [2016] EWCA Civ 785 – Food Poisoning, Athens Convention, Causation”
