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We offer specialist sector expertise in aviation, rail, road, marine and ports, representing clients in commercial disputes (including cross-border), regulatory enforcement actions, and judicial reviews and inquiries.
The domestic and international transport industry is highly regulated and ever-evolving through innovation, integration, decarbonisation, global events and demand.
Navigating the legal issues requires specialised, practical and commercial advice, tailored to an individual client’s business model, sector and needs.
Our expert team provides focused commercial advice on compliance with complex transport regulations and frameworks that impact our clients’ businesses across all jurisdictions of the UK (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), the EU and internationally, as well as effective dispute resolution.
Resolving complex, commercial disputes (including cross-border) involving transport companies before courts and in arbitration.
Achieving solutions in technical commercial disputes involving transport asset leases (in particular rail and aviation) in litigation, arbitration, mediation or alternative dispute resolution.
Advising on the complex framework of UK transport regulations, and EU and international regulations, for international transport.
Acting for and against regulated entities (including utilities) in claims for breach of public procurement law in supply chain purchasing including fleets, on board services and technology contracts.
Acting for stakeholders in relation to investigations and enforcement action brought by regulators such as the ORR, CAA, the CMA and the ASA, as well as incident investigations by RAIB and AAIB.
Representing companies in judicial reviews and regulatory appeals brought in relation to decisions of regulators and/or governments, accident investigations and public inquiries.
Expert legal guidance on agreements with suppliers, infrastructure managers (in particular road, rail, airports and marine ports), passenger liability, consumer rights and regulated agreements.
Our aviation disputes team consists of air law experts who use their sector focus, dynamism and commercial approach to achieve the right solution in contentious and non-contentious matters. Acting as a trusted business partner to domestic and international clients, we anticipate and propel solutions.
We regularly act for airlines, travel businesses, lessors, OEMs, maintenance providers and suppliers on a wide range of commercial disputes involving English law before the English courts or in arbitration. These include cross-border commercial litigation, aircraft leasing disputes, regulatory enforcement action, and judicial reviews and inquiries.
By working cross-practice, we can provide tailored solutions for aviation clients on all aspects of their businesses, from emerging issues like SAF, greenwashing, autonomous flight and artificial intelligence, to corporate, data protection, employment, immigration, real estate, sanctions and tax matters.
Our specialist Rail Industry Disputes team has experience of all types of industry dispute resolution for over two decades. We have conducted rail disputes in court (including on appeal) in arbitration and expert determination as well as the specialist industry panels (Timetabling and Access) and before the regulator (ORR) – including as advocates. We have conducted disputes using the ADRR, RIDR and fares allocation rules.
We deploy members of our 40+ wider Rail team in disputes where necessary to ensure a true depth of industry knowledge is brought to the context and flex resource from our wider Commercial Disputes team of over 110 disputes Iawyers.
The disputes we handle range from extremely high value to regulatory and equalities act matters of key importance to the operation of the industry. They involve procurement breaches and supply chain matters (including rolling stock) concerning land/construction and rail operations.
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