Following the Lockerbie and Kegworth air disasters,
air accident claims illustrate how important it is to instruct specialist solicitors if you, or a member of your family, has been involved in such a catastrophe.
My firm has been acting for major airlines and aviation insurers in all fields of aviation law and particularly
air accidents, passenger and cargo
claims, litigation of aviation disputes, settlement negotiations, regulatory matters and commercial and finance transactions.
(1) whether the onset of deep vein thrombosis («DVT») sustained during the course of, or arising out of, international carriage by
air, whether as a result of an act and / or omission of the carrier or otherwise, is capable, in principle, of being «an
accident» causing bodily injury within the maening of Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention, (2) whether a
claim against an
air carrier for personal injury or death alleged to have been sustained during the course of, or as a result of, international carriage by
air can be brought at common law in the alternative or in addition to a
claim under the applicable version of the Warsaw Convention, (3) whether the Human Rights Act 1998 applies to
claims brought against
air carriers under the Warsaw Convention and / or at common law in relation to personal injury or death alleged to have been suffered by a passenger during the course of, or as a result of, international carriage by
air and if so with what result.