Chengcheng Zheng

Dec 10, 2024 | lesteraldridge.com | Elisabetta Scanferla |Beyza Torlak |Theo Westrip |Chengcheng Zheng

Aviation is one of the fasted-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions. During the coronavirus pandemic, people could not fly and there was a temporary reduction in the gas emissions, which rebounded quickly after Covid to pre-pandemic level. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) forecasted that by 2025 international aviation emissions could triple compared to 2015.

Nov 11, 2024 | lesteraldridge.com | Beyza Torlak |Theo Westrip |Chengcheng Zheng |Linda Jacques

The carriage by air of cargo is regulated by domestic law, which gives effect to international conventions.  These are agreements entered into by a number of countries, with a view to assisting commercial trade. In air transportation, the Warsaw Convention (agreed in 1929) and the Montreal Convention (agreed in 1999) are both international agreements, are designed to create a common system of rules for liability when carrying goods,people and baggage air transport..

Sep 19, 2024 | lesteraldridge.com | Chengcheng Zheng |Linda Jacques |Phil Bourne |Theo Westrip

Still reeling from the 2019 COVID pandemic, it was not until last year that the aviation industry’s passenger profitability firmly returned back to black. The aviation industry as a whole is now once again on the move, with total revenue expected to reach a record high of US $996 billion by the end of 2024. This strong growth is predominantly being pushed by an uptake in passenger demand with the total number of airline travellers expected to reach 4.96 billion in 2024 – another record high.

May 20, 2024 | lesteraldridge.com | Linda Jacques |Beyza Torlak |Chengcheng Zheng |Elisabetta Scanferla

Delos Shipholding SA and Others v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE and Others [2024] EWHC 719 In this case, the High Court found that the detention of a vessel in Indonesian territorial waters, due to the vessel anchored there without the permission of the Indonesian authorities, was a fortuitous event. Consequently, the Owners had a valid claim against the insurers under the war policy.

May 14, 2024 | lesteraldridge.com | Linda Jacques |Beyza Torlak |Chengcheng Zheng |Elisabetta Scanferla

There are 195 countries in the world today, and they all rely on good relationships with like-minded countries to trade. When they want to express displeasure with each other – sanctions are often the weapon of first choice. Sanctions are, by their nature, directed at the economic activities of other countries, whether that be against individuals, companies or assets.