Dekinar: Turbulent skies: an update on Montreal Convention claims

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Published: 20/06/2024

Event Date: 11th July 2024
12pm - 1pm

In this webinar, Sarah Prager KC is joined by Nina Harrison, a solicitor in Irwin Mitchell’s International Serious Injury team, for a discussion on:

  • The applicability and scope of the Montreal Convention;
  • The meaning of ‘accident’ within the Convention – including turbulence, slips and trips, and deliberate acts;
  • The latest caselaw on the recoverability of damages for psychological injury under the Convention;
  • Contributory negligence and exoneration in actions against airlines.

This webinar is APIL accredited.

View the slides – An Update on Montreal Convention Claims

View the judgment – Wuchner v British Airways

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Sarah Prager KC

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