Short course/CPD
International Air Law and Regulation Symposium
Course date: 03 Sep 2012 - 07 Sep 2012
Course overview
The Symposium is designed to provide:
- A rare opportunity in which to raise and discuss in depth topical issues with Europe’s leading aviation lawyers and experts in air transport regulatory policy
- An in depth review of the international civil air transport regulatory framework
- Detailed information about key air transport legislation and its substantial impact on the aviation industry
- A guide to recent regulatory developments in air transport (e.g on competition and environmental issues such as the European Emissions Trading Scheme)
- Disaster Forum on accident investigation, airline response and insurance
- Passenger claims and the implications for airlines.
Download the International Air Law and Regulation Symposium course brochure.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1795
Accommodation fee:
£445
Accommodation is on a full-board basis from the evening before the course commences until the afternoon of the last day. The course fee includes a course dinner for all participants and refreshments and lunch during the day. The accommodation fee includes all other meals. Details of arrangements will be provided in the delegate information pack.
Speakers
Carole Blackshaw
Aviation Consultant
Solicitor and Lecturer
Gates and Partners
Professor Graham Braithwaite
Head, Department of Air Transport
Cranfield University
Alan Davies
Partner
Pinsent Masons LLP
Paul Freeman
Partner
Gates and Partners
Peter Hampson
Managing Director
Airport Solutions Ltd
Andy Kershaw
Manager Environmental Policy
British Airways
Joanna Kolatsis
Partner
Gates and Partners
Simon McNamara
Industry Affairs Director
European Regional Airlines Association
Hugh O’Donovan
Barrister
Quadrant Chambers
Dr George Williams
Reader in Airline Economics
Cranfield University
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Accreditation
Accredited by the UK Law Society of England and Wales
Further information
Course description
Who should attend?
The symposium is intended for those working in the air transport industry who wish to both update and broaden their knowledge of air law and regulation. It will also provide an opportunity to acquire a general grounding in these subjects, as it has become a must have to anyone working in aviation to have a broad understanding of the current regulation, including its commercial impact.
Individuals working for the following organisations should find the course of benefit: airlines, airport authorities, aircraft manufacturers, financial and legal establishments, government departments and regulatory authorities.
Course content
The course includes lectures and case studies. Below is a sample of the course content.
- The Chicago legacy
- International air traffic rights
- Legal liability - the Montreal regime
- Environmental regulation and implications of ETS
- EU liberalisation and operating regime
- Consumer protection and passenger claims forum
- The impact of economic deregulation on EU airlines
- Airline Mergers and Alliances
- Competition regulation in aviation
- Airport regulation and slots
- Disaster Forum addressing accident investigation, airline response and insurance.
Course Directors
Carole Blackshaw is a solicitor and consultant specialising in aviation. Her book ‘Aviation Law and Regulation’ was published in 1992. She has been a visiting lecturer at Cranfield since 1987 and regularly lectures on international courses for the airline industry. She is also a consultant with the aviation law firm Gates and Partners.
Dr Rico Merkert s Lecturer in Air Transport Economics at Cranfield University. He has written many academic papers on the impact of transport deregulation. Dr Merkert has been involved in a number of Cranfield research studies into the impact of regulatory policy on both airlines and airports.
Further Information
Dr Rico Merkert
T: +44 (0) 1234 754982
F: +44 (0) 1234 752940
E: r.merkert@cranfield.ac.uk
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