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Aviation
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Application of Article 25 of the Warsaw Convention |
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Adv. Peggy Sharon and Adv. Keren Marco
The Magistrates Court of Acre applied Article 25 of the Warsaw Convention, C.F. (in Fast Proceedings) 39380-01-10, Rania Mugrabi v. EL AL Airlines Ltd. (3rd November 2011), and determined that a claim was not subject to the limitation of indemnity provided by Article 22 of the Convention.
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Carrier's Liability to Passengers' injury during Disembarkment - Full Damages Imposed |
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Adv. Peggy Sharon and Adv. Keren Marco
In a recent judgment handed down by the Magistrates Court of Tel Aviv, C.F. 45123/08 Rivka Ben Shushan v. Israir Aviation and Tourism Ltd (29.3.11), the Court accepted a bodily injury claim filed by a passenger who was injured when sliding down an evacuation slide which was deployed after smoke was observed in the aircraft after landing.
Despite the fact that the Court applied the Warsaw Convention to the flight, the compensation to Plaintiff was not limited according to the provisions of the Convention.
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A Delayed Flight - Cause For Mental Anguish Award |
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Adv. Peggy Sharon and Adv. Keren Marco
On 16th December 2010 the Magistrates Court of Rishon Le-Zion handed down a judgement in C.F. 955/08 Sharlit and Others v. The Flying Carpet and Others - eight claims filed by passengers as a result of a delay of approximately 17 hours in a flight from Israel to Turkey. The Court reached the conclusion that the air carrier did not take all measures to avoid the damage, and hence found it liable.
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Who is the Carrier’s agent? |
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Adv. Moshe Abady and Adv. Keren Marco
In a judgement handed down on 28th June 2010 by the Magistrates Court of Tel Aviv, C.F 19308-01 Taga Electronic Components Ltd. vs. Worldwide DHL Express and Others, the Court analyzed the applicability of the Warsaw Convention to a carrier's agent. The Court examined whether the Convention applies to the forwarder of the shipments and to the entity which stored the shipment at the airport.
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Responsibility of the Airport Authority Regarding |
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Adv. Moshe Abady and Adv. Deror Lin
In a claim filed against the Airport Authority for bodily injury, the Court found the Airport Authority liable, where one passenger was pushed by a luggage cart of another passenger.
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