The Weekly Roundup: The EuroEdition

As would-be holidaymakers continue to report chaotic scenes at airports both within the jurisdiction and abroad, and airlines, airports and government busy themselves playing Blame Roulette, the Court of Justice of the European Union has been steadily expanding the ambit of consumer protection, first in relation to cosmetics (Get Fresh Cosmetics, Case C-122/21), then (we anticipate) in respect of unlawful defeat devices in diesel vehicles (Advocate General Rantos' Opinion in QB v Mercedes-Benz Group, Case C-100/21), and lastly in claims for accidents brought under the Montreal Convention (JR v Austrian Airlines, Case C-589/20). We've also been keeping a weather eye on Dusseldorf, where the Court of Appeal has just confirmed (applying the decision of the CJEU in Mennens v Emirates, Case C-255/15) that in interpreting Regulation (EU) No. 261/2004 where a consumer has purchased a ticket via an agent, in making a refund under the Regulation the airline need not always