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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Ss. 1(1)(2), 2(1), 3, 4(1)–(3), 6(4), Schs. 1, 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not represent any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
(2)(a)The courts of the High Contracting Parties which are not authorised under their law to award the costs of the action, including lawyers’ fees, shall, in actions relating to the carriage of passengers and baggage to which this Convention applies, have the power to award, in their discretion, to the claimant the whole or part of the costs of the action, including lawyers’ fees which the court considers reasonable.U.K.
(b)The costs of the action including lawyers’ fees shall be awarded in accordance with *subparagraph (a) only if the claimant gives a written notice to the carrier of the amount claimed including the particulars of the calculation of that amount and the carrier does not make, within a period of six months after Ins receipt of such notice, a written offer of settlement in an amount at least equal to the compensation awarded within the applicable limit. This period will be extended until the time of commencement of the action if that is later.
(c)The costs of the action including lawyers’ fees shall not be taken into account in applying the limits under this Article.
(3)The sums mentioned in terms of special drawing right in this Article shall be deemed to refer to the special drawing right as defined by the *Intemational Monetary Fund. Conversion of the sums into national currencies shall, in case of judicial proceedings, be made according to the value of such currencies in terms of the special drawing right at the date of the judgment.