03-04-2023 / Aviation & Travel

The Court has found that UK and US sanctions regulations enacted following the Russian invasion of Ukraine did not prevent or excuse the London branch of a German bank from making payments under letters of credit governed by English law to the beneficiary, an Irish aircraft lessor.

09-03-2022 / Aviation & Travel

It is a difficult fact of life that crises such as the present one in Ukraine cause not only human losses and suffering of the most grievous kind, but also extreme challenges for commercial entities and sectors, and their insurers. Recent events have demonstrated yet again how crucial insurance is to all commercial operations, none more so than the Aviation, Aerospace and Space sectors. It is a sign of the current challenging geopolitical landscape that we expect certain market clauses will come under scrutiny again after many years without disputes.

06-01-2021 / Aviation & Travel

Alex Rogan looks at the maiden flight of the restructuring plan, highlighting the practical considerations for future cases.

27-08-2020 / Aviation & Travel

Drone detection technologies have been a blind spot for most governments across the world, and it gains significance in the current times considering that drones are now being used for commercial purposes.

13-08-2020 / Aviation & Travel

Unmanned Aircraft Systems / Vehicles (UAS UAV - or Drones, as they are commonly known) refer primarily to an unmanned aircraft which is guided by a remote control.

04-06-2020 / Aviation & Travel

Setting aside our aspersions on the manner in which domestic air travel was recommenced in India – by way of a tweet by the aviation minister catching the airlines unawares - the government’s decision to “control” the ticket prices, at least in the short term (3 months), is, I feel, a masterstroke.