‘Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil’s co-founder Roger Hallam has avoided imprisonment after attempting to bring disruption to Heathrow airport by getting involved in an action to fly toy drones in the vicinity.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales is seeking views on how best to regulate self-flying and remotely piloted aircraft for now and in the future.’
Law Commission, 26th February 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘Three British people who died in a plane crash were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 10th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The death of an 87-year-old pilot in a light aircraft crash was accidental, an inquest jury concluded. Peter Walker, from Lincoln, died from multiple traumatic injuries in the crash at Beccles Aerodrome in Suffolk on 24 March last year. Although not a factor in Mr Walker’s death, the court heard of concerns about a lack of medical guidance for the recertification for pilots over 70.’
BBC News, 21st June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The pilot whose plane crashed at the Shoreham Airshow in 2015, killing 11 men, has asked for permission to judicially review the inquest into their deaths.’
BBC News, 6th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eleven men who died after a Hawker Hunter aircraft crashed on to a motorway during an aerial display at the 2015 Shoreham airshow in West Sussex were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The oil company Esso has secured an interim high court injunction to prevent environmental protesters disrupting construction work on a 105km-long aviation fuel pipeline.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
A coroner will be writing to the Government and the sports industry with her concerns about illegal “grey” passenger flights following the death of footballer Emiliano Sala.
The Independent, 17th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK and NATO have ruled out establishing a no-fly zone in Ukraine. What is their legal basis and when have they been used before?’
House of Commons Library , 7th March 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘In this blog Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas considers the decision of the High Court in HM Senior Coroner for West Sussex v Chief Constable of Sussex Police & Ors [2022] EWHC.’
Inquests and Inquiries Law Blog, 24th February 2022
Source: inquestsandinquirieslawblog.com
‘The businessman who organised the flight that crashed and killed footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.’
The Independent, 28th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has pleaded guilty to a charge relating to the flight in which footballer Emiliano Sala died.’
The Independent, 18th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A British Paralympic gold medallist has been jailed for a year for glueing himself to the roof of a passenger jet in an Extinction Rebellion protest – the first custodial sentence for any action linked to the group.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Articles that set out to consider the hidden costs of new technology often seek to catch the eye by starting with a vivid description of a recent near-miss. Nothing is as effective an antidote to entrepreneurial optimism as hard evidence of a disaster narrowly avoided.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 27th July 2021
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
‘A former Paralympian who glued himself to the roof of a plane has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance.’
BBC News, 29th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
2021 c. 24 – Fire Safety Act 2021
2021 c. 21 – Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021
2021 c. 20 – Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021
2021 c. 19 – Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021
2021 c. 18 – Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021
2021 c. 16 – Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021
2021 c. 15 – British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021
2021 c. 13 – Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Act 2021
2021 c. 12 – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘A senior high court judge has halted a charter flight hours before up to 20 asylum seekers who crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats were due to be forcibly removed to Spain, a country they had previously passed through.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The police have an important role to play at the time of a pandemic when social distancing and self-isolation are so important. However, any action they take must be proportionate, transparent and, above all, lawful. Anything else will erode public confidence in the police and make their job more difficult.’
Law Society, 15th June 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A police force has defended using a drone camera to shame people into not driving into a national park during the lockdown, while another force said it was introducing roadblocks to stop drivers heading to tourist hotspots.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘No further action will be taken against a man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the plane crash that killed footballer Emiliano Sala, police have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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