CAA looks to take Travel Republic back to court
The Civil Aviation Authority has filed for an appeal in the Supreme Court against the not-guilty ruling in its case against Travel Republic over alleged breach of the ATOL regulations.
It claimed that although the Divisional Court upheld the decision of the Magistrates Court, “it readily certified that this case concerns a point of law, which is of general public importance”.
After taking counsel advice, the CAA said it was appealing against thee ruling in order to seek “certainty for consumers and clarity for industry”.
It said it expects a decision from the Supreme Court on whether it will hear the appeal by the end of the summer.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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