IRISH AEROSPACE (BELGIUM) N.V. v. EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION AND CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY

[1992] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 383

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Hirst

Carriage by air - Conversion - Abuse of dominant position - Negligence - Defendants detained aircraft for alleged unpaid charges - Whether detention unlawful - Whether defendants liable in conversion - Whether defendants abused dominant position they occupied in Common Market - Whether defendants in breach of duty of care not to injure plaintiffs’ interest in aircraft - Whether defendants liable for damages in negligence - EEC Treaty art. 86 - Whether defendants entitled to order that points of claim be struck out.