Akhil Shah KC
About
Provided by Akhil Shah KC
Practice Areas
General commercial disputes including aviation, re/ insurance, arbitration and banking.
Expertise in aviation disputes including aircraft finance, aircraft leasing, product design, aviation insurance and reinsurance, regulatory work and carriage by air.
Notable cases include: Wilmington Trust v SpiceJet (frustration of aircraft lease); Airbus v Generali (jurisdiction/title to sue); Re:Thomas Cook (in liquidation) (airline licensing); Re:Monarch Airways (in administration) (judicial review of airport slot allocation); LAIL and OTS v Maroil (joint venture/shareholder dispute concerning reflective loss) Petrosaudi v Novo Banco (banking / letter of credit); Alpstream v PK and GECAS (aircraft finance); Involnert v Aprilgrange and others (insurance moral hazard); Jet 2 v Huzar (CA) and Dawson v Thomson Airways (CA) (EC Reg 261 rights); Blue Sky v Chartis & Others (insurance dispute re: theft of Boeing 747 aircraft to Iran); PK v Mahan (arrest of aircraft and enforcement of judgment); Pindell v Air Asia (Aircraft lease dispute); DTVA v bmibaby (low cost airline dispute with airport); Kibris v SoS and Republic of Cyprus (review of right to fly from UK); HSH Nordbank v Air Astra (recovery of distressed aircraft); Airbus Industrie G.I.E v Patel (Jurisdiction; anti-suit injunction; product liability); acting in Bermuda Form and other international arbitration disputes.
Career
Called 1990; KC 2010; British Virgin Islands Bar 1999.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR.
Publications
Contributor to Bullen & Leak & Jacobs 'Precedents of Pleading' (19th ed) and 'Carriage by Air', editor of Halsbury’s Laws “Aviation” (2017, 5th ed).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Akhil Shah KC
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.
Akhil Shah KC
Akhil Shah KC stands out in the market due to his expertise and proven track record in key travel cases concerning flight delay claims and passenger rights. Many of these cases have set new legal precedents. In addition, he advises on new market entries and questions arising from the Denied Boarding Regulations. He acts for airlines, tour operators and regulatory bodies.
Akhil Shah KC
Akhil Shah KC specialises in highly technical product liability claims, particularly in the aviation sector. He offers significant expertise in cases concerning design and manufacturing defects in aircraft and helicopters. In addition, he is experienced in actions involving defective medical devices.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is one of my 'go to' barristers for complex cases. He is very user-friendly and highly skilled, as well as being well liked and well regarded by clients."
"His wealth of experience and strategic foresight are real assets to clients. He fights hard for the client's position and he is not afraid to take on a challenging case."
"He is a very measured and thorough advocate."
"Akhil is extremely knowledgeable and responsive when faced with an enormous amount of technical information."
"Akhil is a real specialist in aviation product liability."
"He is a very good academic barrister."
"He is one of my 'go to' barristers for complex cases. He is very user-friendly and highly skilled, as well as being well liked and well regarded by clients."
"His wealth of experience and strategic foresight are real assets to clients. He fights hard for the client's position and he is not afraid to take on a challenging case."
"He is a very measured and thorough advocate."
"Akhil is extremely knowledgeable and responsive when faced with an enormous amount of technical information."
"Akhil is a real specialist in aviation product liability."
"He is a very good academic barrister."