http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/ en david.grant@tlq.travel Copyright 2013 2013-03-14T20:39:44+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/iba_leisure_industries_newsletter_number_35_march_2013/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/iba_leisure_industries_newsletter_number_35_march_2013/#When:19:39:44Z This issue includes articles on rail passenger rights regulation, liability for airline delays caused by bad weather and Part Two of the Dublin conference report. 2013-03-14T19:39:44+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/quad_bikes_injuries_and_prevention/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/quad_bikes_injuries_and_prevention/#When:19:25:13Z Like other areas of adventure travel and tourism where recreational vehicles are involved, such as jet skis, accidents on quad bikes occur as a combination of an unfamiliar activity in an unfamiliar environment. In the case of quad bikes, there are the added elements of the quad bike’s propensity to roll over due to a high centre of gravity, possible lack of maintenance on rental vehicles, drivers and passengers not wearing helmets, and in some cases the involvement of alcohol or other drugs. 2013-03-14T19:25:13+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/crying_out_for_clarity_med_hotels_and_the_latest_on_agency_in_the_travel_in/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/crying_out_for_clarity_med_hotels_and_the_latest_on_agency_in_the_travel_in/#When:19:17:05Z This articles discusses the recent Court of Appeal case on VAT for tour operators and its wider implications for the travel industry. 2013-03-14T19:17:05+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/damage_to_baggage_policies_must_be_clearly_articulated_in_tariff_and_compat/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/damage_to_baggage_policies_must_be_clearly_articulated_in_tariff_and_compat/#When:19:13:33Z 2012 was another busy year for Gábor Lukács, a man well known to many air carriers operating in Canada as a passenger rights activist. Mr Lukács is an academic who, over the last few years, has filed numerous complaints with the Canadian Transportation Agency (the “Agency”) against air carriers on tariff related issues. 2013-03-14T19:13:33+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/weather_woes._international_carriage_by_air_who_should_pay/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/weather_woes._international_carriage_by_air_who_should_pay/#When:19:10:58Z In this article the author argues that airlines should not bear the burden of costs incurred by passengers affected by delays caused by bad weather. 2013-03-14T19:10:58+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/case_note_colavecchia_v_the_berkeley_hotel_ltd/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/case_note_colavecchia_v_the_berkeley_hotel_ltd/#When:19:07:54Z This article examines conflicts of law rules in Canadian courts with respect to the assumption of jurisdiction over foreign parties in litigation based in Canada 2013-03-14T19:07:54+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/five_years_of_rail_passengers_rights_regulation/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/five_years_of_rail_passengers_rights_regulation/#When:20:24:20Z This article examines the progress made in the last five years on rail passenger rights 2013-03-12T20:24:20+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/a_comparative_analysis_of_united_states_and_european_union_airline_overbook/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/a_comparative_analysis_of_united_states_and_european_union_airline_overbook/#When:20:13:34Z Part One of this article on airline overbooking policies appeared in the last issue of the Travel Law Quarterly. That part examined the law and practice in the US. This part examines what happens in the EU. 2013-03-12T20:13:34+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/the_skys_the_limit._denied_boarding_compensation_and_limitation_periods/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/the_skys_the_limit._denied_boarding_compensation_and_limitation_periods/#When:20:09:40Z For many years the major battleground between passengers and airlines in respect of EC Regulation 261/2004 (the ‘Regulations’) has been whether there is any right to recover compensation for delays as well as for cancellation. Much to the airline industry’s chagrin, the European Court of Justice dealt a near-fatal body blow with its judgment in Sturgeon v Condor (C-402/07) and sounded the death knell when it recently dismissed the challenge to Sturgeon in TUI & Others v CAA (C-629/10). 2013-03-12T20:09:40+00:00 http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/the_consumer_protection_from_unfair_trading_regulations._a_commentary._part/ http://travellawquarterly.co.uk/index.php/journal_articles/view/the_consumer_protection_from_unfair_trading_regulations._a_commentary._part/#When:19:55:45Z This is the seventh in a series of articles on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and their impact on the travel industry in the UK is examined. 2013-03-12T19:55:45+00:00