The UK’s High Court has dismissed an application from a solicitors’ firm that wanted to be indemnified for fees they failed to collect from customers who were paid compensation directly by Ryanair for delayed or cancelled flights.

Imagine you are playing a game of snakes and ladders, writes Joyce Fegan.

Millions of Ryanair passengers could be in line for a payout after a landmark court judgment ruled the airline cannot limit the time allowed to claim compensation for flight delays.