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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

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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