See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-15762127

I am wondering whether English law allows those passengers to recover in unjust enrichment. Applying Williams v Roffey Bros & Nichols (Contractors) Ltd [1991] 1 QB 1 (CA), this may have been a warning rather than a threat, and thus not a case of compulsion.

Any views?

Gerhard Dannemann

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