Ashfords has unique air accident claims and aviation expertise - AVIATION specialist lawyers have represented the victims of air accidents PROFILES AND dating back to 1977. The Aviation Team is dedicated to representing injured victims CASES and families who have lost loved ones as a result of aviation accidents around the world. The head of the Aviation Team is Jim Morris, a RAF pilot for 12 years before qualifying as a barrister to specialise in air accident litigation. The Team’s class leading expertise means that Ashfords has the resources and ability to act in all types of air accidents, from single engine pleasure flights to major airline disasters and acts of terrorism. Ashfords LLP ashfords.co.uk THE AVIATION TEAM Jim Morris Stephen Walker Partner & Barrister Legal Director Head of the Aviation Team [email protected] [email protected] Mobile +44 (0)7974 244769 Mobile +44 (0)7850 506057 Jim specialises in representing the victims of Stephen is a Legal Director in the Aviation Team. He has international air accidents. He was a professionally dealt with a wide range of civil litigation matters over the qualified Royal Air Force pilot prior to becoming an past 28 years. He advises private individuals, sole traders aviation lawyer, and has over 26 years’ experience in and small/medium enterprises in relation to civil litigation aviation and litigation. matters including misrepresentation/ estoppel, breach of contract, defamation, debt recovery, professional During Jim’s 12 years as a pilot, he was qualified on a negligence and high value personal injury cases. number of military aircraft (single piston, single turbo prop, fast jet, twin turbo prop, heavy jet) and his last Prior to joining Ashfords, Stephen worked for the TSB flying tour was on the Boeing E-3D AWACS. He received Group specialising in lease finance for national car specialist training in aviation accident analysis and crew dealerships and big ticket items such as aircraft. He resource management, to become a Squadron Flight has been described by the Legal 500 as reliable and Safety Officer. He also was a flying display coordinator providing a high quality service and excellent value for for the RAF Waddington International Air Show. money. In 2002 Jim transferred to the RAF Legal Branch and Stephen’s experience includes acting for a client struck qualified as a barrister. As trial counsel, he prosecuted by the propellers of a light aircraft in an aircraft hangar Court Martial jury trials, with a focus on trials involving who suffered life threatening and life changing injuries military aviation litigation. Following his retirement from and recovering very substantial damages on his behalf the RAF, Jim specialised in representing the victims from the owner of the light aircraft, acting for a cleaner of aviation disasters. He has represented hundreds following the landing of an airliner who suffered a serious of passengers/families in many aviation disasters back injury slipping on food left in an aisle; and acting worldwide involving many types of aircraft, from single on an ongoing basis for a number of clients in the Court engine light aircraft accidents to major airline disasters. of Protection who have received multi-million pound He has significant experience in litigating cases in the US settlements. and many other jurisdictions, including England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Nigeria and Pakistan. As a barrister, he is also a specialist advocate for families at aviation disaster inquests. Claire Boucher Associate [email protected] Mobile +44 (0)7590 779234 Claire is an Associate in the Aviation Team. She has over 6 years’ experience in civil litigation, and has conducted a wide range of high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims on behalf of Claimants. Aviation - Profiles and Cases | Ashfords LLP 2018 | 2 AVIATION ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE Set out below is a list of aviation accidents which Ashfords lawyers have been involved in: Ye a r Aircraft Type Operator Circumstances Location Airliner Accidents 2016 Airbus A320 Egypt Air Under investigation Mediterranean Sea 2016 Boeing 737 Flydubai Flight 981 Crash on landing Russia British Airways Flight Engine fire during take- 2015 Boeing 777 USA 2276 off Germanwings Flight Co-pilot suicide - crash 2015 Airbus A320-200 France 4U-9525 into French Alps Boeing / McDonnell Air Algérie (Swiftair Loss of control - crash 2014 Mali Douglas MD-83 S.A.) Flight AH5017 into terrain Malaysian Airlines 2014 Boeing 777 Under investigation Unknown Flight MH370 Thomas Cook Flight 2013 Airbus A330 Smoke / fumes in cabin Bermuda TCX149 2012 Fokker 100 Air Bagan Crash on approach Burma 2012 Airbus A330 Air Berlin Flight AB7425 Engine failure Thailand Thomas Cook Flight Smoke / fumes in 2012 Boeing 767 Ireland TCX2038 cabin Smoke / fumes in cabin 2012 Boeing 737 Jet2 Flight LS117 Scotland - aborted take-off Thomas Cook Flight 2012 Boeing 757 Smoke / fumes in cabin Scotland TCX 3549 Boeing/ McDonnell Crash into terrain due 2012 Dana Air Nigeria Douglas MD-83 to loss of engine power 2012 Sukhoi Superjet Sukhoi Crash into mountain Indonesia Passenger burns due 2012 Airbus A340 Virgin Atlantic to seatbelt air bag USA detonation Crash during final 2012 Boeing 737 Bhoja Air Flight B4-213 Pakistan approach 2012 Boeing 737 Ryanair Flight FR1703 Cabin depressurisation Germany In-flight medical 2011 Boeing 777 Singapore Airlines Singapore emergency 2010 Illusian IL-76 Sunway Air Crash after take-off Pakistan Pamir Airways Flight 2010 Antonov AN-24 Crash into mountain Afghanistan 112 Aero Caribbean Flight 2010 ATR 72 Crash en-route Cuba 883 Aviation - Profiles and Cases | Ashfords LLP 2018 | 3 Ye a r Aircraft Type Operator Circumstances Location 2010 Airbus A321 Airblue Flight 202 Crash during approach Pakistan United Airlines Flight 2010 Boeing 777 In-flight upset Atlantic Ocean UA935 Afriqiyah Airways Flight 2010 Airbus A330 Crash during approach Libya 8U771 2010 Boeing 737 Ethiopian Airlines Crash after take-off Lebanon Bangkok Airways Flight 2009 ATR 72 Crash on landing Thailand 266 2009 BAE 146 Braethens Technical Ground incident Sweden Yemenia Airways Flight 2009 Airbus A310 Crash into sea Comoros 626 Turkish Airways Flight 2009 Boeing 737 Crash on approach Netherlands 1951 2009 Airbus A330 Air France Flight AF447 Crash into sea Atlantic Ocean Continental Airlines 2009 Boeing 737 Crash on take-off USA Flight 1404 2008 Airbus A320 XL Airways Flight 888T Crash on approach France 2008 Airbus A330 Qantas Flight QF72 In-flight upset Australia 2008 Boeing 737 Swiriiaya Air Flight 290 Crash on landing Indonesia 2008 Boeing 737 Itek Air Flight 6895 Crash on approach Kyrgyzstan Boeing / McDonnell 2008 Spanair Flight JK 5022 Crash during take-off Spain Douglas MD-82 Sudan Airways Flight 2008 Airbus A310 Crash on landing Sudan 109 Santa Barbara Airlines 2008 ATR 42 Crash into mountain Venezuela 518 2008 Airbus A320 TACA Airlines Flight 390 Crash on landing Honduras British Airways Flight 2008 Boeing 777 Crash during approach England 038 Boeing / McDonnell 2007 AtlasJet Flight 4023 Crash during approach Turkey Douglas MD-83 Kenya Airways Flight 2007 Boeing 737 Crash after take-off Cameroon KQ507 2007 Boeing 767 XL Airways Flight 120 Fumes in cabin Atlantic Ocean China Airlines Flight 1994 Airbus A300 Crash on landing Japan CI140 Japan Air Lines Flight Crash en-route due to 1985 Boeing 747 Japan JL123 structural failure Boeing / McDonnell 1977 Thai Airways In-flight upset Turkish airspace Douglas DC8 Aviation - Profiles and Cases | Ashfords LLP 2018 | 4 Ye a r Aircraft Type Operator Circumstances Location Business / Commuter Aircraft Accidents 2013 Twin Otter Nepal Airlines Crash on landing Nepal 2012 Dornier 228 Sita Air Crash after take-off Nepal 2012 Dornier 228 Agni Air Crash on approach Nepal 2011 Fairchild Metroliner Manx2 Crash on landing Ireland 2009 Cessna 208B Aereotuy Crash during take-off Venezuela 2008 Learjet 45 Mexican Government Crash on approach Mexico 2008 Beechcraft 1900 Air Serv International Crash en-route DRC Southern Sudan Air 2008 Beechcraft 1900 Crash en-route Sudan Connection Complete Charter 2008 Cessna Citation Crash after take-off England Services Helicopter Accidents 2014 Augusta Bell 206B Private Charter Crash into coastal cliff England Crash into Glasgow 2013 Eurocopter EC135 T2 Police Helicopter Scotland due to fuel starvation RotorMotion Crash into crane in 2013 Augusta AW109 England Helicopters London 2013 Eurocopter AS 332L2 CHC Helicopters Crash on approach Scotland Ditching into North 2012 Eurocopter EC225 CHC Helicopters Sea due to gear box North Sea problem 2011 Robinson R44 Private Charter Crash after take-off Rwanda Crash due to loss of 2009 Schweizer 269C-1 DC Helicopters England engine power 2008 AS350B Helicopteros Insulares Crash into terrain Spain 2007 Eurocopter AS350 Creative Helicopters Crash en-route France 2007 Eurocopter AS350 Irish Helicopters Crash en-route Ireland 2006 Sikorsky S61 Helicsa, Tenerife Rotor blade failure Spain Light Aircraft Accidents De Havilland DHC-2 2015 Air Saguenay Crash en-route Canada Beaver Alpi (Cavaciuti) Pioneer 2015 Private flight Crash during approach England 400 2014 Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Private flight Loss of control / spin England Aviation - Profiles and Cases | Ashfords LLP 2018 | 5 Ye a r Aircraft Type Operator Circumstances Location 2013 Cessna T303 Private flight Crash into the sea Jersey Grupo One Air 2012 Tecnam P2002JF Crash on approach Spain Aviacion SL 2011 Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Ravenair Aircraft Crash after take-off England 2011 Cessna 208 Moremi Air Crash after take-off Botswana Engine failure after 2010 Cessna 185 Air Nazca Peru take-off 2009 Beagle B121 Cranfield DWG Crash in the circuit England 2007 Cessna 206 Nyika Safari Company Crash en-route Malawi Loss of engine power 2004 Cessna U206F Sky Diving Flight England after takeoff Military Aircraft Accidents Crash during flying 2015 Hawker Hunter T7 Shoreham Air Show England display Sikorsky HH-60G Crash during low level 2014 US Air Force England Pavehawk training flight Collision of 2 Tornado 2012 Tornado GR4T Royal Air Force aircraft during a Scotland training sortie Collision of 2 Grob 2009 Grob Tutor Royal Air Force Tutor aircraft during a Wales training sortie.