In re Deep Vein Thrombosis and Air Travel Group Litigation

Subject Matter

AIRCRAFT — Carriage by air — Accident — Passenger suffering deep vein thrombosis during normal flight — Passenger's claim under Convention that bodily injury caused by “accident” — Whether carrier's assumed failure to warn of risks of injury and provision of cramped seating capable of constituting “accident” — Carriage by Air Act 1961, Sch 1, art 17

[2004] QB 234; [2003] 3 WLR 956; [2005] 3 WLR 1320; [2003] 1 All ER 935; [2003] 1 All ER (Comm) 418

HUMAN RIGHTS — International treaty — Compatibility — Duty of court to read and give effect to legislation in manner compatible with Convention rights — Whether applying to international treaties given force by statute — Human Rights Act 1998, s 3(1)

[2003] 1 All ER 935; [2003] 1 All ER (Comm) 418

AIRCRAFT — Carriage by air — Accident — Passenger suffering deep vein thrombosis during normal flight — Passenger's claim under Convention that bodily injury caused by “accident” — Whether carrier's assumed failure to warn of risks of injury and provision of cramped seating capable of constituting “accident” — Carriage by Air Act 1961, Sch 1, Pt I, art 17

[2006] 1 AC 495; [2005] 3 WLR 1320

Appellate History