Aviation

Akhil Shah KC is an in-demand silk who enjoys a reputation for providing clients with well-considered, first-rate legal counsel. Clients appreciate his cerebral and professional demeanour, which he applies to a multitude of aviation cases, including those relating to regulatory and commercial disputes. His expertise ranges from leasing matters to contentious insolvency-related issues.

Bankim Thanki KC is a formidable, heavily in-demand barrister, who is regularly instructed in considerable transactional, commercial and regulatory matters in domestic and international jurisdictions. As well as handling heavyweight contractual disputes, he provides cutting-edge advice to airlines on a raft of regulatory matters.

David Murray has substantial experience in aviation-related insurance, regulatory and commercial matters, and represents a wide range of clients including reinsurers, airlines and airports.

Giles Robertson undertakes contractual and financial disputes for prominent commercial and private airlines. His work includes cases with highly technical aspects relating to maintenance and airworthiness issues.

Michael McLaren KC is held in high regard by clients and peers alike for his effective advocacy. His practice has a noteworthy commercial edge, with leasing disputes a specialism, but he also regularly acts in matters regarding regulatory issues. He additionally operates in cases arising from headline-grabbing air accidents, employing notable multi-jurisdictional expertise.

Rosalind Phelps KC is a prominent silk who has a flourishing aviation practice. She is well regarded for her proficiency in matters of particular technical complexity, and regularly handles cases in the financial, commercial and regulatory spheres. She represents airlines in high-value leasing and contractual disputes, and also acts for airports, aviation finance parties and regulatory bodies.

Alexander Milner KC is an experienced barrister with an excellent ability to effectively handle multi-jurisdictional matters. In his multifaceted aviation practice, he acts in claims arising from leasing and breach of contract, and has a strong client base among lessors and airlines.

Deborah Horowitz is a thoroughly respected aviation junior who regularly works with leading silks in this area. Her work involves aircraft leasing disputes, finance issues and matters concerning the Cape Town Convention. Horowitz holds a doctorate in finance law from the University of Oxford and brings this knowledge to bear in aircraft finance-related matters.

Jacob Turner is a well-regarded junior with a noted aviation practice covering a range of issues, such as consumer matters and leasing disputes. He also has extensive experience advising airlines and regulatory bodies on aviation concerns.

James Cutress KC is an accomplished practitioner whose diverse caseload sees him appearing in intricate aviation cases relating to leasing, damages and financing disputes. His matters are often international in scope.

John Taylor KC operates a broad practice of which aviation represents a substantial part. He applies his vast commercial expertise to matters concerning aircraft leasing, sales and product liability. He tackles a myriad of complex issues arising out of contested lease terminations and regularly handles both high-value aviation litigation and arbitration.

Niamh Cleary is a respected junior barrister handling a range of commercial disputes. She handles leasing and travel litigation and is regularly selected by airlines and instructing solicitors to advise on insurance disputes.

Nicolas Damnjanovic has appeared in a number of leading aviation cases. His varied practice has seen him involved in matters ranging from aircraft leasing to the regulatory framework governing air safety and maintenance. No stranger to the appeal courts, he's acted in important cases such as Lipton v BA City Flyer, a matter concerning crew member illness that was a leading case in the approach to retained EU legislation.

James Duffy is a regular in substantial commercial aviation disputes who acts for a client base composed of various industry bodies in sophisticated and high-profile cases in the regulatory and insurance spheres.