Passengers have today taken Ryanair to court for tying to wriggle out of paying compensation for flight delays that happened more than two years ago. If a decision goes in their favour, it may make it easier for others to claim too.
If you're thinking of going to court in England or Wales to get back money you're owed, from today you'll pay higher fees on claims totalling more than £10,000.
Airlines may find it harder to wriggle out of paying compensation for technical faults, following a ruling made on a test case at Liverpool County Court today.
Travellers with flight delay and cancellation compensation claims on hold due to court cases should know by early November whether airlines have been successful in challenging the rules.
A loophole in loan agreements which would have allowed a Cheshire couple to write off their £40,000 debt has been closed by judges at the Court of Appeal.
Consumers hoping to get their loan or credit card debt wiped off or reduced via the courts by exploiting loopholes in legislation have been warned by a lawyer that they’ve little chance of immediate success.
7 May 2009
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