Salih v Emirates [2020] NSWCA 215

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Salih v Emirates [2020] NSWCA 215 Hearing dates: 21 August 2020 Decision date: 10 September 2020 Before: Bell P at [1] Gleeson JA at [2] McCallum JA at [42] Decision: Summons seeking leave to appeal is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEALS – leave – applicant injured thumb when opening overhead compartment on international airflight – whether occurrence of injury was an "accident" within meaning of Art 17, Montréal Convention 1999 – Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cth) s 9E – no question of principle – proposed appeal wholly concerned with factual findings – whether findings glaringly improbable – leave to appeal refused Legislation Cited: Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cth), ss 9B, 9E District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127(2)(c) The 1999 Montréal Convention, Arts 17 Cases Cited: Air France v Saks (1985) 470 U.S. 392 Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Di Falco v Emirates (No 2) [2019] VSC 654 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Lee v Lee [2019] HCA 28; (2019) 372 ALR 383 Povey v Qantas Airways Ltd (2005) 223 CLR 189; [2005] HCA 33 Robinson Helicopter Co Inc v McDermott [2016] HCA 22; (2016) 90 ALJR 679 Salih v Emirates (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 715 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gul Salih (Appellant) Emirates (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Neil QC / C Stewart (Appellant) D Stanton / E O'Neill (Respondent)