Recent News
Singapore, US strengthen aviation safety
A milestone was marked on 16 February 2016 with the conclusion of the Singapore and US Maintenance Implementation Procedures Agreement (MIPA). The MIPA, signed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), was...
Second Australia & New Zealand Air Law Moot, Brisbane Qld
This second edition of Australasia's first and only air law moot court competition open to all Australian and New Zealand universities, took place on September 28 and 29 in Brisbane, hosted by the University of Queensland. The event, which commenced in 2014 by...
Conferences, workshops and other activities
IALPG in conjunction with Aeropodium are proud to present "Asia Pacific Aviation Liability", which is the first event focusing on Asia Pacific air carrier liability issues where it intersects with the burgeoning field of drone activity (commercial and private). It...
Other recent media engagements
Numerous Australian and international media speaking engagements (TV, radio, print and online) in relation to the Malaysia Airlines MH370, MH17, and Air Asia QZ8501 air disaster cases plus other cases and aviation issues. Appearances have included live interviews on...
Recent News & Articles
Comment is available on aviation news, events, and rules See Dutch Safety Board animation/video on the final investigation report of MH17 7 August 2015: Read Wall St Journal interview featuring Joseph Wheeler about insurance implications of further MH370 debris being...
MH17 Annex 13 report released by Dutch Safety Board
13 October 2015: MH17 Annex 13 report released by Dutch Safety Board If anyone had any doubt that this much anticipated report would serve as a quasi-criminal dossier then the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) made it abundantly clear that it would not be, starting with the...
24 November 2015 ICAO deadline on machine readable passports
ICAO’s deadline for state compliance with the machine readable passport standard (requiring that all non-machine readable passports expire by 24 November 2015) is days away. This requirement is based on a Standard set out in Annex 9 to the Chicago Convention...
IALPG offers initial free legal assistance to victims families in Egypt & Russia
Investigation under ICAO standards - the only reliable source of information about the causes of the crash in Egypt - Free initial legal assistance offered on passenger rights by IALPG On October 31, a “Kogalymavia" Airlines (commercial designation - "Metrojet"...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is “bodily injury”
14 May 2015 NSW Court decision - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is "bodily injury", compensable under the Montreal Convention 1999: Casey v Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 566 In November 2009, a small commercial jet ditched when it ran out of fuel near...