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Air Transworld Limited v Bombardier Inc [2012] EWHC 243 involved a Gibraltar company, Air Transworld Limited ("ATL"), and the Canadian manufacturer, Bombardier Inc. ("Bombardier").  ATL was controlled by Mr. Antonio Mosquito, an Angolan...

On 21 December 2011, the European Union Court of Justice (the "ECJ") handed down its long-awaited judgment on the validity of the extension of the EU emissions allowance trading scheme (the "EU ETS") to aviation emissions. This arose from...

The attached memorandum sets out a summary of certain legal aspects which should be taken into account when doing business in Angola. It is not intended to be exhaustive and is provided for information purposes only. The memorandum addresses the following: general...

Air transportation is a vital contributor to development and global economic growth

This paper offers an overview of the major EU competition law developments over the past year. It was prepared for the IBC Advanced Competition Law Conference in London on 4 May 2011. The views expressed in this paper are personal and do not necessarily reflect...

Organic Law 5/2010 of 22 June 2010, which amends Organic Law 10/1995 of 23 November 1995, on the Criminal Code (LO 5/2010 of 22 June, which modifies LO 10/1995 of 23 November of the Criminal Code) ("LO 5/2010") establishes for the first time in the Spanish...

Following negotiations by OECD Participants, the OECD has published the text of a new Aircraft Sector Understanding (the "2011 ASU"), which has an effective date of 1 February 2011. We summarise the key amendments made to the terms on which export credit...

On 1 December 2010, the legislative provisions of the French Civil Aviation Code (Code de l'aviation civile) were re-codified within the new French Transport Code (Code des transports). We focus on the welcome change to the rules regarding dérogation.

The European Commission has been trying to create an EU patent for several decades. We reported last summer on a potential breakthrough on the thorny issue of language rules, but this ultimately failed to materialise at talks held in November 2010. The Commission's...