Christopher Loxton

Practice Areas

Christopher’s practice encompasses a broad range of civil work, including Aviation, Travel, Commercial, Civil Fraud, Insolvency, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services.

He frequently appears in the High Court’s Chancery and King’s Bench Divisions, the Commercial Court, the TCC, the Business and Property Courts, and a multitude of county courts in and out of London.

With regards to aviation, Christopher undertakes court, drafting and advisory work in a wide variety of matters, including hull damage claims; general aviation claims; leasing and acquisition disputes; insurance disputes; outfitting disputes; carriage by air disputes; and regulatory and compliance issues (including threatened CAA enforcement action).

Notable aviation cases include:

- Currently acting for lessors in proceedings against reinsurers concerning the loss of aircraft and engines detained in Russia.

- Currently acting for an aircraft owner in an outfitting dispute against a European airline.

- Currently acting for a British national in High Court proceedings against a South African airport operator and Russian carrier in respect of severe injuries he sustained on an airbase in Antarctica.

- Recently defended an air balloon operator in respect of personal injury and property damage claims.

- Recently advised a well-known private jet operator in respect of the potential acquisition of two aircraft from a Russian air cargo operator.

- Recently advised an aircraft charter and consultancy firm in respect of lease and supply agreements with Bournemouth Airport.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR, LCLCBA, ALBA, BILA, R3, and Royal Aeronautical Society

Publications

Chapters 20 and 21 in The Montreal Convention: A Commentary (Dec 2023)