The Second Appeal - Lufthansa Technik AG v Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Lufthansa's Head Offices in Deut z-Cologne Author Duhon Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Deed Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lady Justice King and Lords Justices Newey and Birss) Lufthansa Technik AG v Panasonic Avionics Corporation and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1273 (1 Nov 2023) Proceedings in the Chancery Division take place in two stages. First, there is a trial to determine whether the defendant is liable to the claimant, If the court finds that the defendant is liable it can order an account of profits or an inquiry as to damages. An account of profits is a determination of the profits that the defendant has gained from his or her wrongdoing followed by an order for him or her to pay those profits to the claimant. An inquiry as to damages is a determination of the injury, loss or damage that the claimant has suffered as a result of the defendant's wrongdoing and an order for payment to the claimant. A cl...