Category: aircraft

Travel & Aviation Bulletin – Summer 2024 – 3 Hare Court

Posted September 4th, 2024 in aircraft, chambers articles, damages, expert witnesses, holidays, negligence, news by tracey

‘Welcome to the Summer 2024 issue of our Travel & Aviation Bulletin, edited by Christopher Loxton. Whether you’re mourning the end of your summer holidays, or longing for the start of them, we hope this latest issue will provide some welcomed insights relevant to travel and aviation practitioners alike. From the termination of package holidays, to the jurisdictional challenge in the proceedings concerning aircraft detained in Russia, to relief from sanctions and expert evidence, to the contributory negligence and the limits on damages under Montreal Convention, we hope there is something in here for everyone.’

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3 Hare Court, 21st August 2024

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Woman jailed for dropping drugs into prisons via drone – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2024 in aircraft, drug offences, drug trafficking, imprisonment, news, prisons, sentencing by tracey

‘A woman has been jailed for her “pivotal role” in a gang that dropped more than £1m of drugs and contraband into UK prisons via drone.’

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BBC News, 9th July 2024

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When you fly your drone, do you trespass my home? – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted June 12th, 2024 in aircraft, chambers articles, injunctions, news, trespass by sally

‘Laura Tweedy and Gemma de Cordova, together with Oskar Musial and Helena Davies of Brabners Solicitors, consider the circumstances of a recently reported High Court decision (AIUL v Alex Wainwright and Persons Unknown [2023] 5 WLUK 613) granting a quia timet interim injunction against “urban explorers” who trespassed on an abandoned seminary building near Manchester.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, May 29th 2024

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Extinction Rebellion co-founder avoids jail term for drone action near Heathrow – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2024 in aircraft, airports, climate change, community service, demonstrations, environmental protection, news, nuisance, public order, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

‘Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil’s co-founder Roger Hallam has avoided imprisonment after attempting to bring disruption to Heathrow airport by getting involved in an action to fly toy drones in the vicinity.’

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The Guardian, 5th April 2024

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Law Commission seeks views on regulation of self-flying and remotely piloted aircraft – Law Commission

Posted February 26th, 2024 in aircraft, consultations, Law Commission, news by tracey

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales is seeking views on how best to regulate self-flying and remotely piloted aircraft for now and in the future.’

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Law Commission, 26th February 2024

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Boeing 737 crash: Coroner rules Britons unlawfully killed – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2023 in aircraft, inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

‘Three British people who died in a plane crash were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.’

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BBC News, 10th July 2023

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Beccles air crash: Pilot’s death accidental, inquest finds – BBC News

Posted June 22nd, 2023 in accidents, aircraft, inquests, news by tracey

‘The death of an 87-year-old pilot in a light aircraft crash was accidental, an inquest jury concluded. Peter Walker, from Lincoln, died from multiple traumatic injuries in the crash at Beccles Aerodrome in Suffolk on 24 March last year. Although not a factor in Mr Walker’s death, the court heard of concerns about a lack of medical guidance for the recertification for pilots over 70.’

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BBC News, 21st June 2023

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Shoreham air crash: Pilot seeks judicial review of inquest verdict – BBC news

Posted February 6th, 2023 in accidents, aircraft, inquests, judicial review, negligence, news, unlawful killing by tracey

‘The pilot whose plane crashed at the Shoreham Airshow in 2015, killing 11 men, has asked for permission to judicially review the inquest into their deaths.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2023

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Shoreham airshow victims were unlawfully killed, coroner rules – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2022 in aircraft, coroners, inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

‘Eleven men who died after a Hawker Hunter aircraft crashed on to a motorway during an aerial display at the 2015 Shoreham airshow in West Sussex were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 20th December 2022

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Esso secures interim injunction against disruptors of aviation fuel pipeline – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2022 in aircraft, demonstrations, environmental protection, injunctions, news by sally

‘The oil company Esso has secured an interim high court injunction to prevent environmental protesters disrupting construction work on a 105km-long aviation fuel pipeline.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2022

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Coroner will write to the Government over Emiliano Sala’s illegal ‘grey’ flight – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2022 in accidents, aircraft, coroners, inquests, licensing, news, sport by tracey

A coroner will be writing to the Government and the sports industry with her concerns about illegal “grey” passenger flights following the death of footballer Emiliano Sala.

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The Independent, 17th March 2022

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Research Briefing: No-fly zones and Ukraine – House of Commons Library

Posted March 8th, 2022 in aircraft, international relations, news, Russia, Ukraine, war by tracey

‘The UK and NATO have ruled out establishing a no-fly zone in Ukraine. What is their legal basis and when have they been used before?’

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House of Commons Library , 7th March 2021

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Disclosure of Protected Evidence Denied in Inquest following Shoreham airshow disaster – Inquests and Inquiries Law Blog

Posted March 1st, 2022 in aircraft, coroners, disclosure, evidence, inquests, news by sally

‘In this blog Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas considers the decision of the High Court in HM Senior Coroner for West Sussex v Chief Constable of Sussex Police & Ors [2022] EWHC.’

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Inquests and Inquiries Law Blog, 24th February 2022

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Emiliano Sala: Businessman who organised fatal flight found guilty of endangering safety of plane – The Independent

Posted October 29th, 2021 in accidents, aircraft, endangering safety of aircraft, health & safety, negligence, news by tracey

‘The businessman who organised the flight that crashed and killed footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.’

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The Independent, 28th October 2021

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Emiliano Sala: David Henderson pleads guilty to charge over plane crash which killed footballer – The Independent

Posted October 19th, 2021 in aircraft, endangering safety of aircraft, guilty pleas, news by tracey

‘A man has pleaded guilty to a charge relating to the flight in which footballer Emiliano Sala died.’

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The Independent, 18th October 2021

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Judge issues protest warning as Paralympian jailed for plane stunt – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2021 in aircraft, airports, climate change, demonstrations, environmental protection, imprisonment, news, nuisance, sentencing by sally

‘A British Paralympic gold medallist has been jailed for a year for glueing himself to the roof of a passenger jet in an Extinction Rebellion protest – the first custodial sentence for any action linked to the group.’

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The Guardian, 24th September 2021

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Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drone use is coming. What should Insurers be Doing? – 12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted July 29th, 2021 in accidents, aircraft, chambers articles, insurance, news by sally

‘Articles that set out to consider the hidden costs of new technology often seek to catch the eye by starting with a vivid description of a recent near-miss. Nothing is as effective an antidote to entrepreneurial optimism as hard evidence of a disaster narrowly avoided.’

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12 King's Bench Walk, 27th July 2021

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Extinction Rebellion: Paralympian James Brown guilty over plane stunt – BBC News

Posted July 29th, 2021 in aircraft, airlines, climate change, demonstrations, environmental protection, news, nuisance by sally

‘A former Paralympian who glued himself to the roof of a plane has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance.’

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BBC News, 29th July 2021

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New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 4th, 2021 in aircraft, animals, children, drug abuse, education, fire, health & safety, legislation, libraries, prisons, rates, sentencing by tracey

2021 c. 24 – Fire Safety Act 2021

2021 c. 21 – Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021

2021 c. 20 – Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021

2021 c. 19 – Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021

2021 c. 18 – Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021

2021 c. 16 – Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021

2021 c. 15 – British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021

2021 c. 13 – Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Act 2021

2021 c. 12 – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

2021 c. 10 – Trade Act 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

UK judge halts Home Office flight to remove asylum seekers – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2020 in aircraft, asylum, deportation, EC law, news, regulations by michael

‘A senior high court judge has halted a charter flight hours before up to 20 asylum seekers who crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats were due to be forcibly removed to Spain, a country they had previously passed through.’

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The Guardian, 16th September 2020

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