Accidents arising from air travel


Produced in partnership with Andrew Wilson
Practice notes

Accidents arising from air travel


Produced in partnership with Andrew Wilson

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides practical guidance on accidents arising from air travel. The provisions of the Montreal Convention 1999 are considered. Practitioners should note the two-year limitation period for accidents arising from travel by air.

Assimilated law is the name given to retained EU law (REUL) which remains in force after the end of 2023. The re-categorisation of REUL (and associated terms) to assimilated law reflects a change in its status and treatment under UK law, in that it is generally to be interpreted according to ordinary domestic law and principles. From 1 January 2024, REUL is ‘assimilated’ into domestic law by virtue of the fact it is generally stripped of EU-derived interpretive effects (eg supremacy of EU law, directly effective rights and general principles previously retained under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018)). For more information, see Practice Note: Assimilated law.

The Conventions

There are two Conventions to consider governing the liability of air carriers for loss, injury and damage sustained in the course of, or arising out of, international carriage by air. The purpose of these

Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson

Consultant Solicitor

Andrew has more than 25 years’ experience of working in the fields of personal injury and occupational disease litigation, acting for both claimants and defendants. He trained at L Bingham & Co, gaining early experience in a number of important high profile claims involving the MIB. During the 1990s Andrew worked at Hextalls and then Kennedys, predominantly for defendants across a range of motor, employers’ liability and public liability matters many of which involved serious injuries or death. More recently, he has dealt with cases for claimants who have suffered serious injuries or occupational disease. He was a partner in a large specialist practice. He has provided seminars to solicitors and other legal professionals both for an external conference company and in house on the workings of the Civil Procedure Rules in the context of personal injury claims, amongst other subjects.

He has now set up his own legal consultancy, providing advice and support to solicitors, particularly a specialist London practice, in connection with fatal accidents and very serious injury cases such as brain injury, mostly in the High Court. He has continued to develop his education and training activities, providing seminars and contributing articles and commentaries to legal information services.

Since his training, Andrew has retained a particular interest in issues of motor indemnity and the operation of the Road Traffic Act and Article 75.

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