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The Air Passengers Rights Regulation 2004 [1] [2] (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004) is a regulation in EU law establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellations, or long delays of flights.
Tarmac delays can be one of the biggest headaches of air travel. A tarmac delay happens when an airplane that is awaiting takeoff or has just landed and passengers do not have an opportunity to ...
The captain also is permitted to suspend or forbid drink and meal service during a tarmac delay if it is seen as a safety or security risk − for example, if the plane is on an active taxiway or ...
Common law legal systems can include a statute specifying the length of time within which a claimant or prosecutor must file a case. In some jurisdictions (e.g., California), [2] a case cannot begin after the period specified, and courts have no jurisdiction over cases filed after the statute of limitations has expired.
Equitable tolling applies in criminal and civil proceedings, including in removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). [2] Equitable tolling is a common principle of law stating that a statute of limitations shall not bar a claim in cases where the plaintiff, despite use of due diligence, could not or did not discover the injury until after the expiration of the ...
"Time is of the essence" is a term used in contract law in England and Wales (a legal jurisdiction within the United Kingdom), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, other Commonwealth countries and the United States, expressing "the need for timely completion", [1] i.e. indicating that one or more parties to the agreement must perform by the time to which the parties have agreed if a delay will ...
The maximum driving time for a two-man crew taking advantage of this concession is 20 hours before a daily rest is required (although only if both drivers are entitled to drive 10 hours). Under multi-manning, the 'second' driver in a crew may not necessarily be the same driver from the duration of the first driver's shift but could in principle ...
Byway open to all traffic in Somerset. In England & Wales, a byway open to all traffic (BOAT) is a highway over which the public have a right of way for vehicular and all other kinds of traffic but which is used by the public mainly for the purposes for which footpaths and bridleways are used (i.e. walking, cycling or horse riding (United Kingdom Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, section 15(9 ...