Aviation and aerospace

Our growing team of lawyers across the globe provides huge depth and breadth of expertise across aviation and aerospace – to defend, litigate, subrogate, advise and ultimately protect the aviation insurance market.

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Overview

We are particularly focused upon providing aviation advice to the insurance industry, acting for insurers, reinsurers and assisting brokers where needed – including claims defence and coverage work and a successful subrogation offering. We have a rich seam of experience advising on aviation and aerospace claims, conducting litigation and guiding operators and insurers across a wide range of jurisdictions globally.

Through a network of our own offices and international alliances, we are well-placed to serve you wherever you are operating. We have wide experience of the multi-jurisdictional aspects which increasingly arise. We understand the need for focused local knowledge and we adopt a constructive hands-on approach from the outset.

Our focus is on eight core areas – airline, general aviation, airport/MRO, product liability, coverage, subrogation, drones and space. We have specialists who can assist with everything from volume personal injury claims and complex fatal accidents to property damage losses and third party recovery actions, all on an emergency basis when needed.

Featured experience

Acting for reinsurers following crash of Bolivian operator LaMia’s flight 2933 (Avro RJ85) near Medellin, Colombia in November 2016, with the Chapecoense football team on board.
Successful challenge to the jurisdiction of the English court for product manufacturer defendants in a claim flowing from the total loss of an off-shore helicopter in Brazil.
Advising reinsurers in respect of aircraft lessor claims arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Handling liability claims for international airlines to include passenger, baggage and cargo claims falling under the Montreal Convention.
Advising insurers in respect of subrogation arising from a business jet high altitude stall and loss of control resulting in significant aircraft structural damage.
Advising reinsurers with regard to rights of action against a sub-prime manufacturer arising out of a solar array deployment anomaly on a telecommunications satellite.

Advocacy

We provide specialist advice for insurance companies on the procurement and use of enterprise technology solutions, to include telematics, data analytics, and AI.

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Aviation

We deliver a uniquely tailored, full service approach to supporting you with all your aviation needs.

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Aviation and aerospace

With significant global aviation expertise, we offer high-quality, specialist and cost-effective advice on any aviation-related insurance issues you face.

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UK Casualty

Our market-leading Casualty team acts for composite insurers, London market and run off insurers, providing deep and broad expertise across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Civil Liberties, Public Bodies and Specialist Liability

With many years' experience acting for the public and private sectors in these complex, and sensitive areas, we offer expert advice across discrimination and Equality Act claims, abuse and social services claims, unlawful detention, and Deprivation of Liberty claims (DoLS).

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Contingency and Event Cancellation

As leading lawyers in the insurance sector, we can advise on any issues relating to contingency claims and event cancellation/non-appearance claims.

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Costs

We deliver costs expertise for you with deep experience and use of knowledge that underpins our whole business.

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Counter Fraud

Our Counter Fraud team is the most digitally advanced in the UK with huge strength and scale comprising of 100 lawyers in all UK jurisdictions.

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D&O and Financial Institutions

Our extensive experience from across the globe covers both financial institutions and commercial Director & Officers (D&O) matters.

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Employment Practices Liability

Our market leading employment practice includes a specialist Employment Practices Liability (EPL) team who support UK and global insurers

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Insurance

The premier adviser to the global insurance sector, offering innovative insurance claims solutions, and policy advice, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation.

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Legal Indemnities

Our specialist Legal Indemnities team advises on claims against all types of legal indemnity policies. We also provide a claims-handling service.

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Life Sciences

Our life sciences team advises many of the UK’s leading pharmaceutical companies, medical device, software, and AI manufacturers, as well as consumer healthcare suppliers and their insurers.

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Marine, Energy and Transport

Our marine, energy and transport insurance practice has global expertise to advise you with practical and commercially focused advice.

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Motor

Our specialist insurance lawyers make up one of the largest national motor teams in the UK.

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Political Risk, Trade Credit and Political Violence

We advise on the physical and financial impact of political risk, from war and terrorism to nationalisation, confiscation, expropriation and deprivation.

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Policy Wording

As a market leading specialist with a truly international platform, we advise the insurance sector on all product governance and policy wordings to help manage your risk.

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Product liability, safety and recall

Our experts advise on all aspects of product liability, safety and recall and can help you manage the full range of risks involved.

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Professional Liability

Our leading professional liability team maintains an unparalleled reputation for protecting the interests of professional services firms.

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Property

We act for market leaders across sectors as diverse as commercial, residential, real estate, local authority, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, construction, energy and waste management. Our team is experienced in policy coverage disputes, subrogated recoveries, defence of property damage claims and reinsurance disputes.

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Reinsurance

With a unique position in the reinsurance market, as long-term trusted advisers for the insurance sector, we deliver innovative solutions with a commercial perspective.

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Strategic Advisory

Our strategic advisory team uniquely offers market insight on reforms together with commercial and regulatory advice in the claims space.

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Transactional liability

As a leader in the insurance sector, our transactional liability team provides a full range of services to transactional liability insurers.

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A very dynamic and professional team that allows other law firms of different jurisdictions to work with them, since they listen and comprehend the local knowledge that is being transmitted to them.

Legal 500, Transport: Aviation, London 2023 Edition
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Alex Stovold is a great team leader, particularly in our work experience with him, he has been able to understand our points of view from our jurisdiction without trying to impose his view, but rather sharing his experience to enrich ours.

Legal 500, Transport: Aviation, London 2023 Edition
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The team we deal with is led by the correct person with the right people under him.

Legal 500, Transport: Aviation, London 2023 Edition