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Negligence & Personal Injury
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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
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Course Aims:

This podcast is aimed at practitioners of all levels either practising in travel law or personal injury or with an interest in the area. It provides an update of recent developments in travel litigation and explanation of the main issues.

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Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Receive an update on the recent developments in travel litigation;
  • Understand how ‘package holiday’ has been defined;
  • Understand the standard of care to be applied in travel litigation involving foreign countries;
  • Understand who will be liable under the Package Travel etc. Regulations 1992.
Level:
Intermediate Difficulty: 3 of 5
Sources and References:
  • The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/3228);
  • Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) in ABTA v Civil Aviation Authority [2006] EWCA Civ 1356;
  • Hone v Going Places Leisure Travel Limited [2001] EWCA Civ 947;
  • Moran v First Choice Holidays & Flights Limited [2005] EWHC 2478;
  • First Choice Holidays & Flights Limited v Holden [2006];
  • Evans v Kosmar Villa Holidays Limited [2006] EWHC 3417 Reversed by the Court of Appeal;[2007] EWCA Civ 1003; [2008] 1 W.L.R. 297.

In this podcast, Matthew Chapman interviews Peter Stewart and Alan Saggerson on the issues which have recently been the subject of litigation in the field of travel law. The primary focus is on the potential liability of tour operators under the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992: what is a “package” for the purposes of the Regulations; who is “the other party to the contract” and who will be liable under regulation 15; and, what is the content of the duty which the tour operator owes under regulation 15 of the 1992 Regulations.

Matthew Chapman and Alan Saggerson are both barristers at 1 Chancery Lane – Matthew is named as a leading junior in travel law in Chambers and Partners 2008, and Alan is named as their travel law ‘Star Performer’. Peter Stewart is a partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse and is named in ‘Best of UK’ in the field of travel law.

Currency Warning:Evans v Kosmar Villa Holidays reversed by the Court of Appeal since recording. Reported at [2007] EWCA Civ 1003; [2008] 1 W.L.R. 297.

Podcast Added: 4/12/2007

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