Wahba v Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers: The damages regime in airline cases – Federal or State?
The recent decision in Wahba v Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers [2018] NSWDC 128 (“Wahba“) has followed the judgment in Arefin…
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Third country carriers and compensation under EC261
On 15 March 2018, the UK Supreme Court refused Emirates leave to appeal the UK Court of Appeal’s decision in…
Hevilift Limited v Towers [2018] QCA 89 – "Don't Push it, Land it" – Employer liable to pilot for a failure to warn of a weather phenomenon
The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an employer’s appeal and held that the employer was liable to its pilot…
South West Helicopters Pty Ltd v Stephenson[2017] NSWCA 312 – The right of non-passengers to bring a nervous shock claim against a carrier is off to the High Court for determination
In December 2017, the NSW Court of Appeal held that non-passenger claims for nervous shock arising from the death of…
Review of aviation & safety regulation of remotely piloted aircraft systems May 2018 CASA paper
CASA releases its review of aviation and safety regulation of remotely piloted aircraft Current industry estimates put the number of…
Chain of responsibility and executive officer liability reforms – understand your liability under the changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law
If you are a director or an executive of an organisation that supplies or uses heavy vehicles to transport goods,…