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Time is money: aviation insurers look to the sky as ECJ opens the door to delayed flight claims

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 7 2013

Aviation insurers could face a new stream of claims after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that airlines should pay compensation to

Ash cloud constitutes "extraordinary circumstances" for airlines under EC Regulation 261

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 18 2011

The ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano that shut down much of Europe's air space in April 2010 has been held to be an example of "extraordinary circumstances" under Art 5(3) of EC Regulation 2612004 (the Regulation), exempting airlines from paying compensation for the cancellation of flights

EU political update 11 - 15 July 2011

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 11 2011

On 6 July 2011, the Commission presented a proposal aiming to provide a longterm solution to the cost associated with using mobile devices while travelling throughout the EU

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas