Boeing 737 crash: Coroner rules Britons unlawfully killed – BBC News
‘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
Category: aircraft
Beccles air crash: Pilot’s death accidental, inquest finds – BBC News
‘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
Shoreham air crash: Pilot seeks judicial review of inquest verdict – BBC news
‘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
Shoreham airshow victims were unlawfully killed, coroner rules – The Guardian
‘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
Esso secures interim injunction against disruptors of aviation fuel pipeline – The Guardian
‘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
Coroner will write to the Government over Emiliano Sala’s illegal ‘grey’ flight – The Independent
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
Research Briefing: No-fly zones and Ukraine – House of Commons Library
‘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
Disclosure of Protected Evidence Denied in Inquest following Shoreham airshow disaster – Inquests and Inquiries Law Blog
‘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
Emiliano Sala: Businessman who organised fatal flight found guilty of endangering safety of plane – The Independent
‘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
Emiliano Sala: David Henderson pleads guilty to charge over plane crash which killed footballer – The Independent
‘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
Judge issues protest warning as Paralympian jailed for plane stunt – The Guardian
‘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
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drone use is coming. What should Insurers be Doing? – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘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
Extinction Rebellion: Paralympian James Brown guilty over plane stunt – BBC News
‘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
New Acts – legislation.gov.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
UK judge halts Home Office flight to remove asylum seekers – The Guardian
‘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
Coronavirus and police drone use – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
UK police use drones and roadblocks to enforce lockdown – The Guardian
‘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
Police drop investigation into pilot over Emiliano Sala plane crash – Daily Telegraph
‘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
Chloe Haines jailed for trying to open Stansted plane door mid-flight – BBC News
‘A woman who tried to open a passenger plane door mid-flight, prompting two fighter jets to be scrambled, has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 12th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deadline for UK drone registration approaches – BBC News
‘UK drone pilots must register their details with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by the end of 29 November or face a fine of £1,000.’
BBC News, 29th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
