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KaiRong Law Firm | China | 12 Apr 2023

Passenger finds insects in on-flight snacks: is the airline liable?

An interpretation on public transport carriers' potential liabilities with respect to food safety was implemented in January 2021. This article discusses the first judgment that confirms an air carrier's liabilities under the interpretation. The case arose after a passenger found insects in a plate of fruit that had been provided to him for free during a business class flight. Air carriers......

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WeirFoulds LLP | Canada | 8 Mar 2023

Court holds that Montreal Convention's exclusivity principle does not invalidate Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations

In December 2022, the Federal Court of Appeal largely rejected a challenge to Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR) brought by airlines and airline associations. In part, the Court ruled that the Montreal Convention's "exclusivity principle" does not bar the APPR provisions that require airlines to pay monetary compensation to passengers whose international flights are delayed......

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Wanhuida Intellectual Property | China | 2 Jan 2023

Consequences of trademark invalidation

🕑 10 minutes After the Trademark Law underwent significant changes in 2013, the question was raised as to whether the owner of an earlier trademark can obtain compensation for damage caused by the use of an infringing trademark before the infringing trademark was invalidated. This article discusses the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law and assesses existing case law to answer this......

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Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein | European Union, Germany | 21 Dec 2022

Key developments in German airline and aviation industry in 2022

🕑 8 minutes In 2022, the German courts have been especially busy with cases involving passenger claims and the implementation of judgments rendered by the Court of Justice of the European Union. There were also several legislative and regulatory updates with respect to consumer protection and the reimbursement of claims, among other things. This article reviews the most important......

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