BACF’s appeal is dismissed

[Richie]

BTW https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2021-0098.html

[Richie]

The press summary is an easy read https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2021-0098-press-summary.pdf

[Richie]

The law gazette has a good article https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/pilot-illness-not-extraordinary-circumstance-for-refusing-cancelled-flight-compensation/5120281.article

[davefl]

BBC’s summary https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9x8w4r26nko

I think this is really significant – “They said not coming to work because something had “[gone] awry” during rest periods did not count as an extraordinary circumstance.”