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24 June 2020
Issue: 7892 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Aviation
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NLJ this week: Taking flight during COVID-19 (3 Hare Court)

With planes grounded and holidays cancelled, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the air travel industry

Globally, airlines have lost an estimated 50% of revenue in the first quarter of 2020, compared to 2019 figures, according to the International Air Transport Association.

As UK airlines begin to increase their flight schedules, they will have to make sure they comply with ‘a myriad of legislation and guidance… issued by UK authorities and international bodies in recent months,’ barristers Katherine Deal QC & Christopher Loxton, of 3 Hare Court, write in this week’s NLJ.

Deal & Loxton survey some of the main legal requirements and highlight liability issues for air travel operators.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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