Evans v Kosmar Villa Holidays plc [2007] EWCA Civ 1003

Injuries Abroad: Local standards in package travel cases

Andrew Young reviews a case that highlights the importance of getting contextual evidence for accidents that occur on holiday ‘Those acting for claimants should consider carefully whether there was a known likely risk of an accident which would justify arguing that there was an evidential burden on the defendant to prove that the accident happened.’In …

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Volenti: Dangerous activities

looks at recent decisions concerning the line to be drawn between personal responsibility and the liability of others Julian Matthews ‘The courts, often ready to find that there has been some degree of contributory fault, are now far more reluctant to fix individuals with the full consequences of their own actions then in earlier generations.’ …

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