YANG MOUMOU 1 v CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC, CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE ZHEJIANG GROUP CO LTD

[2020] 1 CMCLR 18

SHANGHAI MARITIME COURT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA(CIVIL RULING)

Before Presiding Judge Chen,Deputy Judge Zhenxian,Deputy Judge Haiyue,Court Clerk Can

Personal injury – Passenger permanently disabled as a result of accident in swimming pool of cruise vessel – Governing law of tortious act – Law of vessel flag or place where tortious event occurred – Duty of care – Limitation of liability for maritime claims – Deprivation of owners’ limitation by reason of reckless conduct – Scope of compensation under the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court of Some Issues Concerning the Application of Law for the Trial of Cases on Compensation for Personal Injury.