Qatar has engaged Gilbert & Tobin against a claim by five Australian women who were dragged off a plane and stripped searched after a newborn infant was found in Doha airport.
by claiming sovereign immunity, with the help of top commercial firm Gilbert + Tobin.
A Qatar Airways plane and a woman in Qatar flank a picture of a woman caring for the abandoned baby in 2020.Sovereign immunity is a principle of international law that says a national government cannot be held responsible for crimes or damages, and cannot be sued without its consentHowever, the immunity cannot usually be claimed where the state is engaging in a commercial activity.
Only five of 18 Australian women who were subjected to the strip searches are part of the claim, which alleges assault and battery. It is being run under Australian law and the Montreal Convention.If fault can be proved under the convention, there is no limit on compensation as long as it is a “bodily injury”. It has been speculated that each litigant could be awarded $2 million if the claim proceeds to trial, with a total bill of $10 million.
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