Bell -v- Dublin Airport Authority plc [2016] IECA 384 (15 December 2016)

Bell -v- Dublin Airport Authority plc [2016] IECA 384 (15 December 2016)

The appeal is dismissed as the court agrees with the conclusions regarding negligence reached in the lower court's judgment.

Citation
[2016] IECA 384
Parties
Plaintiff / Respondent: Teresa Bell; Defendant / Appellant: Dublin Airport Authority PLC
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
15 December 2016
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Negligence, Aviation Law, Montreal Convention, EU Regulation 2027/97

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Parties

Teresa Bell

Plaintiff / Respondent

Dublin Airport Authority PLC

Defendant / Appellant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the defendant was negligent in the circumstances leading to the plaintiff's claim
  2. 2 Relationship between the Montreal Convention and Article 4 of Regulation 2027/97 (EC)

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal is dismissed as the court agrees with the conclusions regarding negligence reached in the lower court's judgment.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; order of the lower court affirmed