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China Airlines Limited v Philips Hong Kong Limited [2002] SGHC 131
Under Article 22(2)(b) of the amended Warsaw Convention, the limit of liability for cargo loss is to be computed based on the total weight of the package as declared in the air waybill, regardless of whether it contains smaller sub-packages.
Philips Hong Kong Limited v China Airlines Limited [2001] SGHC 363
The number of packages stated in an air waybill is prima facie evidence of the number of packages for the purpose of the Warsaw Convention, and the carrier is bound by this description unless it is incorrect.
Beryl Claire Clarke (as personal representative of the Estate of the Late Eugene Francis Clarke) v Silkair (Singapore) Private Limited [2001] SGHC 326
The plaintiffs failed to discharge the burden of proving that the air crash was caused by the wilful misconduct or recklessness of the pilots, therefore the carrier is entitled to limit its liability under the Warsaw Convention.
Clarke Beryl Claire (as personal representative of the estate of Eugene Francis Clarke) and Others v SilkAir (Singapore) Pte Ltd
The court held that the respondent carrier could limit its liability under the Warsaw Convention and the Warsaw (Hague) Convention because the appellants failed to prove that the crash was caused by the pilots' wilful misconduct or reckless acts with knowledge that damage would p