Jack Harding
Deka Chambers
Articles
Psychological injury and the Montreal Convention - A step too far?
European Union, United Kingdom - November 16 2022 Jack Harding examines another decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union expanding the reach of the Montreal Convention, hot on the heels…
Tearing up the definition of ‘accident’ under the Montreal Convention - The judgment of the CJEU in JR v Austrian Airlines
European Union, United Kingdom - September 22 2022 If an airline passenger slips, trips and falls during the course of a flight, or during embarkation or disembarkation, but there is no identifiable…
The eye of the beholder - the final word on passenger perspective under the Montreal Convention?
European Union, United Kingdom - May 6 2022 An accident for the purposes of article 17 of the Montreal Convention is an "unexpected or unusual event or happening that is external to the…
Falling slowly - slipping and tripping accidents under the Montreal Convention
European Union, United Kingdom - March 16 2022 In Barclay v British Airways [2010] QB 187, the Court of Appeal held that where a passenger injured herself after slipping on an inert…
Failure to remove claims - the Osman test in the context of domestic violence
European Union, United Kingdom - February 28 2022 In a claim for a violation of the operational duty under articles 2 or 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights, the applicant must satisfy…
