▁circumstances ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁li ability ▁set ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Convention ▁are ▁to ▁apply . ▁To ▁permit ▁exceptions , ▁where by ▁a ▁passenger ▁would ▁sue ▁out with ▁the ▁Convention ▁for ▁losses ▁sust ained ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁international ▁carriage ▁by ▁air , ▁would ▁dist ort ▁the ▁whole ▁system , ▁even ▁in ▁cases ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁Convention ▁did ▁not ▁create ▁any ▁li ability ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁car rier ." ▁ ▁Mr ▁Daw son ▁re lied ▁on ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Cu ad rench ▁Mor é ▁v ▁Kon ing lijke ▁L uch va art ▁Ma at sch app ij ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁EU ▁Reg ulation ▁ 2 6 1 / 2 0 0 4 ▁provided ▁no ▁limitation ▁period ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁the ▁time ▁limit ▁for ▁a ▁claim ▁under ▁the ▁Reg ulation ▁was ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁each ▁member ▁state . ▁In ▁the ▁Mor é ▁case , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain , ▁that ▁time ▁limit ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁Mr ▁Daw son ▁therefore ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Lim itation ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁was ▁applicable ▁in ▁this ▁instance , ▁giving ▁him ▁ 6 ▁years . ▁ ▁His ▁Hon our ▁Judge ▁Y el ton ▁said : ▁" The ▁issue ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁can ▁be ▁simply ▁stated . ▁It ▁is ▁whether ▁the ▁limitation ▁period ▁for ▁a ▁claim ▁of ▁this ▁nature ▁is ▁( a ) ▁two ▁years , ▁as ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁or ▁( b ) ▁six ▁years ,