Commercial Dispute Resolution

Our Commercial Dispute Resolution Work

• All
• Asia Pacific
• North America
• UK & Europe

• Long term contract frustration and ICC proceedings

  Acting for JAT in ICC proceedings on a dispute concerning frustration of a long term contract, arising out of sanctions and return of maintenance reserves.

  France

  Air France maintenance dispute

  Acting for Air France in a dispute with the purchaser of an aircraft, concerning disputed maintenance status of aircraft, including issues of modification and repair and historical scheduled maintenance issues to a fleet of Boeing 747.

  United Kingdom

  Air New Zealand aircraft damage recovery claim

  Acting for Air New Zealand against Manchester Airport’s handling company in respect of damage to one of its aircraft, resulting in a rare successful recovery against a handling company.

  New Zealand

  Catering company contamination claim

  Representing the Australian arm of a multi-national catering company in connection with an alleged listeria contamination, involving an indemnity claim by the carrier in respect of 180 plus claims pursued in Australia, and an investigation into the downstream supply chain.

  Australia

  Commercial proceedings over allegations of 6 defective aircrafts

  Acting for Air France in defence of Commercial Court proceedings brought by an entity of DVB bank for alleged defects in aircraft subject of sale agreement for 6 B747s. Advising the client on the management of sale process during the dispute; defence of proceedings and the successful mediation of settlement.

  United Kingdom

  Contaminated fuel claim in South America

  Representing an airport fuel services company in contaminated fuel claims by affected airlines

  United States

  Corrosion damage dispute between an operator, manufacturer and maintainance company

  Acting for a maintenance company in a dispute between an operator, an original equipment manufacturer and maintenance, repair and operation company in relation to alleged defective maintenance (and other issues) surrounding corrosion damage to BAE146 aircraft.

  United Kingdom

  English primary proceedings and Injunction enforcement

  Acting for Gamit Ltd in claims for breach of contract for VVIP maintenance of Royal Flight B747. Advising on and securing interim seizure injunctions over engines in Germany, culminating in obtaining a multi-million pound judgment for our client.

  Germany

  Main contractors terminal building construction arbitration

  Acting for a main contractor in defending claims from one of its sub-contractors in a consolidated arbitration, relating to the construction of one of the terminal buildings of an international airport

  United Kingdom

  Terminating a long term maintenance contract

  Acting for Romanian flag carrier airline (TAROM) defending proceedings brought by Jet 2 in the English Commercial Court for a multi million pound claim for termination of a long-term heavy maintenance contract. Issues include alleged anticipatory breach, wrongful repudiation, and complex causation and damages arguments.

  Romania

• Catering company contamination claim

  Representing the Australian arm of a multi-national catering company in connection with an alleged listeria contamination, involving an indemnity claim by the carrier in respect of 180 plus claims pursued in Australia, and an investigation into the downstream supply chain.

  Australia

  Air New Zealand aircraft damage recovery claim

  Acting for Air New Zealand against Manchester Airport’s handling company in respect of damage to one of its aircraft, resulting in a rare successful recovery against a handling company.

  New Zealand

• Contaminated fuel claim in South America

  Representing an airport fuel services company in contaminated fuel claims by affected airlines

  United States

• Long term contract frustration and ICC proceedings

  Acting for JAT in ICC proceedings on a dispute concerning frustration of a long term contract, arising out of sanctions and return of maintenance reserves.

  France

  English primary proceedings and Injunction enforcement

  Acting for Gamit Ltd in claims for breach of contract for VVIP maintenance of Royal Flight B747. Advising on and securing interim seizure injunctions over engines in Germany, culminating in obtaining a multi-million pound judgment for our client.

  Germany

  Terminating a long term maintenance contract

  Acting for Romanian flag carrier airline (TAROM) defending proceedings brought by Jet 2 in the English Commercial Court for a multi million pound claim for termination of a long-term heavy maintenance contract. Issues include alleged anticipatory breach, wrongful repudiation, and complex causation and damages arguments.

  Romania

  Air France maintenance dispute

  Acting for Air France in a dispute with the purchaser of an aircraft, concerning disputed maintenance status of aircraft, including issues of modification and repair and historical scheduled maintenance issues to a fleet of Boeing 747.

  United Kingdom

  Commercial proceedings over allegations of 6 defective aircrafts

  Acting for Air France in defence of Commercial Court proceedings brought by an entity of DVB bank for alleged defects in aircraft subject of sale agreement for 6 B747s. Advising the client on the management of sale process during the dispute; defence of proceedings and the successful mediation of settlement.

  United Kingdom

  Corrosion damage dispute between an operator, manufacturer and maintainance company

  Acting for a maintenance company in a dispute between an operator, an original equipment manufacturer and maintenance, repair and operation company in relation to alleged defective maintenance (and other issues) surrounding corrosion damage to BAE146 aircraft.

  United Kingdom

  Main contractors terminal building construction arbitration

  Acting for a main contractor in defending claims from one of its sub-contractors in a consolidated arbitration, relating to the construction of one of the terminal buildings of an international airport

  United Kingdom