Civil Aviation (Contribution to Air Travel Trust) Regulations 2007This Act requires all Air Travel Organiser Licence (ATOL) holders to contribute to the Air Travel Trust Fund. The amount that they are required to contribute is based upon the number of passengers included in bookings under their licence. The CAA is required to publish the applicable […]
Drake v Dow 2006 SCLR 456D stayed at a guesthouse. During the night his laptop was stolen from his room. His bedroom door did not have a lock. He claimed damages from the guesthouse owner under the praetorian edit nautae, caupones, stabularii. The Roman Law edict, which is part of Scots Law, imposes strict liability
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In Scots Law, a contract of insurance is considered a contract uberrimae fidei i.e. “of the utmost good faith” and those taking out insurance have a duty to disclose all material facts:Cuthbertson v Friends Provident Life Office 2006 SLT 567 C took out an insurance policy in 1994. It was called a “Homebuyers Plus Policy”
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Regulation 300/2008 on aviation security applicable as of 29 April 2010 puts in place new rules to improve, streamline and simplify existing procedures. For example by: Eliminating duplication of security controls. For example, reducing costly duplication of checks in strictly controlled areas of EU airports, where there has already been strict screening for access. This
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Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006This Act abolishes the network tourist boards. It renames the Scottish Tourist Board as VisitScotland and increases the maximum membership of the Board from 6 to 11 members. It thereby amends the Development of Tourism Act 1969.
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Lewis v Six Continents PLC (formerly Bass PLC) [2005] EWCA Civ. 1805While staying at a hotel, L fell from the window of his second floor room. The accident occurred during the course of the night and L had no recall as to how it had happened. He suffered severe head injuries. His claim under section
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During the volcanic ash crisis more than 100,000 flights were grounded because individual countries made different decisions over whether or not to open up their airspace. A Single European Sky would put the skies under one regulatory body and act as a crisis management mechanism, which would eliminate confusion. It would also improve Europe’s competitiveness
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Normal 0 21 Normal 0 21 Normal 0 21 As Shanghai prepares to host the world exposition, China has lifted a two-decade ban on travel to the country by people who carry the virus that causes AIDS or who have other sexually transmitted diseases or leprosy. The ban on travel is now officially limited only
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A German association combatting unfair competition sued TUI for not publishing final prices in travel brochures. TUI had published prices with the reservation of a revision of EUR 50 up or down applying to each flight route. The association saw an infringement of pricing rules requiring indication of a binding price.German Supreme Court (BGH) in
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German Supreme Court (BGH) in today’s judgment Xa ZR 5/09 decided that airlines must not declare a ticket void if the flight coupons are not used in their correct order. Such provisions are widely used in general conditions of contract of several airlines to prevent passengers from booking flight segments which they actually don’t want
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