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Altough Consumers are protected from traders’ misrepresentations and unfair dealing by the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, which implement EU law, they cannot take direct action under these Regulations. The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are therefore reviewing whether or not consumers should be able to take direct action against retailers who treat […]

European Commission has published a final report on the evaluation of Reg. 261/2004. Despite some significant improvements in the protection of passenger rights, the report identifies the following remaining problems:some carriers are still not consistently complying with the requirements of the Regulation or are interpreting the Regulation in a way which minimises their obligations;in many

Warren County Circuit Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city of Bowling Green against Hotels.com, Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity claiming that the companies owed back occupancy taxes to the city. The judge agreed with the online travel companies contention that the taxes can be levied only on the physical establishment that provides sleeping

A Dubai appeals court upheld a one-month prison sentence for a British couple convicted of kissing in a restaurant. The tourists landed in court upon complaint of an Emirati woman. Though they insisted the “kiss” was just a peck on the cheek, they were arrested in November and convicted of inappropriate behavior and illegal drinking.Source:

Qatar Airways announced that it will begin daily flights to Brazil and Argentina from June 24, marking the airline’s first online operations to South America. With the airline’s acquisition of two brand new Boeing 777-200 Long Range aircraft in the last three months, these will be deployed on the two South American routes – to

To improve safety in Europe, the European Commission – in consultation with Member States’ aviation safety authorities – has decided to ban airlines found to be unsafe from operating in European airspace. The ‘blacklist’ was established in 2006 and is updated annually.The latest update of March 30, 2010 imposes an operating ban on all airlines

American Airlines’ frequent flyer program prohibits the purchase or sale of the program’s mileage credit or award tickets and makes such mileage or tickets void if transferred for cash or other consideration. American sued Frequent Flyer Depot, and its owners for brokering AAdvantage mileage credit and award tickets. In September 2008, the trial court granted

In Wright v. American Airlines, Inc. (N.D. Tex. Feb. 8, 2010), during the aircraft’s climb flight, and while the “fasten seat belt” light was on, a passenger stood up to remove an item from an overhead compartment. An object fell down and struck another passenger on his head, injuring him. The injured passenger sued American

Plaintiff had booked a flight from XRY (Jerez, Spain) to HHN (Hahn, Germany) for himself and his wife for Oct. 25, 2007 with Ryan Air. Departure was scheduled 10:00 a.m.. Due to foggy conditions at XRY, the flight was cancelled. The aircraft landed in SVQ (Sevilla, Spain) and returned to HHN from there. Plaintiff and

Atkins v Butlin’s Skyline Ltd., 27 May 2005A, a blind man, stayed at a holiday camp with his wife and daughter. He was injured in exiting a lift when the lift door closed, trapping his upper arm and shoulder. The lift had been inspected 9 months previously and the contractor had recommended that a sensor