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It’s been a busy week. No sooner had we waved goodbye to Conor Kennedy and Dominique Smith, off to Paris for the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers New Lawyers’ Group Conference, than the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in…
This week’s Dekagram brings to our readers’ attention an interesting Court of Appeal decision on incorporation of standard terms via website tickbox – the conclusion seemingly likely to favour those travel agents and tour operators who seek to argue in favour of…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new and is already an integral part of life for most people: it works with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to show us the best way to get from A to B and powers the countless Alexas and…
Enforcement of Judgments Pending Appeal: Motorola Solutions v Hytera Communications [2024] EWHC 149 (Comm)
As anticipated, Brexit has made the lives of cross border practitioners far more interesting, and no more so than in connection with enforcement. After all, there’s little point…
Speaking of John’s retirement, Joint Head of Chambers Jacob Levy KC said:
“It is with some sorrow that we announce the retirement from practice at the Bar of John Foy KC.
John was called in 1969. He has spent his whole professional…
Defective Service, and the mandatory provisions of CPR 11
Travel Law practitioners will be familiar with the difficulties involve with service of the claim form out of the jurisdiction, which have been exacerbated post Brexit. The issues of jurisdiction following defective service,…
Service and Jurisdiction: Lunn v Antarctic Logistics Centre International [2023] EWHC 2856 (KB)
In a recent case it fell to Master Thornett to apply the rules on extension of time for service and for challenging jurisdiction, albeit in an unusual factual context.
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Solicitors’ Assumption of Responsibility: Miller v Irwin Mitchell LLP [2023] EWCA Civ 53
There was good news for travel solicitors this week, with the Court of Appeal giving judgment for the solicitors in Miller v Irwin Mitchell.
The Claimant was injured on a…
This week saw developments in Ryanair’s ongoing battle with online travel agencies. On the one hand, Ryanair has cut a deal with Loveholidays and Kiwi, allowing the agents to sell packages including Ryanair flights. On the other, the airline’s profit projections for…
Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We have leading practitioners in civil, family and criminal law. We consider this diversity a real strength in the service we are able to offer our clients. Legal problems often straddle more than one…