Taking subsidiaries to Court?

[Daniella]

Hi all,

So I am taking on Norwegian Airlines - a Scandinavian Airline. It is over a lost bag issue from a year ago.

They are listed on Companies House as follows:

NORWEGIAN AIR UK LIMITED
Company number 09360346

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Registered office address5th Floor International House, 1 St. Katharine'S Way, London, E1W 1AYCompany statusActive
Company typePrivate limited CompanyIncorporated on18 December 2014
Accounts

First accounts made up to 31 December 2015
due by 18 September 2016

Annual return

Next annual return made up to 18 December 2016
due by 15 January 2017
Last annual return made up to 18 December 2015


Nature of business (SIC)

• 51101 - Scheduled passenger air transport

Previous company names

WESTFORCE AVIATION LIMITED	18 Dec 2014 - 12 Mar 2015

These two websites list this UK company as a subsidiary and/or the UK arm of the airline...part of the Norwegian Group.

http://centreforaviation.com/profile...orwegian-group

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articl...t-up-in-the-uk

As far as I can see they are set up in the UK in order to procure aviation licenses etc, and broaden out into Great Britain.

Does this mean I can take them to task in the UK Courts via their UK company?

Thanks,

Daniella

[charitynjw]

Re: Taking subsidiaries to Court?

Hi Daniella,

A Limited company is an 'entity' in law, so it would appear they are the ones.

Have you been through their complaints procedure?
http://norwegian.custhelp.com/app/an...I2NFRHQUlJbSJ9

You will need to exhaust all avenues before taking them to court, & if you want to proceed, you will need to send a letter before action before doing so. (Civil Procedure Rules Pre-Action Protocol).
A mediation service is provided by the court FOC.

[Daniella]

Re: Taking subsidiaries to Court?

They said that I booked my flight with Norwegain Air Shuttle, the Norwegian arm of the airline, and they state they are a DIFFERENT subsidiary of the Group (based in the UK), and as they have not yet flown any flights, it is impossible for me to hold their company responsible.

But the way I see it is that they are a representative arm of the Group and can be...

[des8]

Re: Taking subsidiaries to Court?

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is the parent company.
NORWEGIAN AIR UK LIMITED is a separate company.

If your contract was with the former, you will be suing the wrong company if you take action against the latter