Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd – Court of Appeal (Mummery, Dyson and Jacob LJJ) – 21 January 2009

Carriage by air – Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967 – Claimant suffering personal injury during recreational hot-air balloon flight within United Kingdom – Whether 1967 Order applied – Whether hot-air balloon an “aircraft” – Whether claimant being carried pursuant to contract of “carriage” – Whether claimant a “passenger” – Whether defendant’s voluntary liquidation suspended two-year prescription period – Whether claim time-barred

(2009) 762 LMLN 1