State liability for victims of terrorist attacks
The recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils (Spain) resulted in the deaths of many people, with victims suffering injuries of varying severity and some left in a very serious condition. There are 35 confirmed dead due to the attacks having
Williams vs Mapfre: The justice system of England and Wales slips up badly
Certain insurance companies show a distinct lack of enthusiasm when it comes to legislation intended to protect consumers from the type of abuse that the larger companies can have a “natural” inclination to perpetrate. One of the tools they may
Deadly train crash in north-west Spain
At least four people have been killed and 47 hurt in a train crash near O Porrino in north-western Spain. About 60 passengers were on the Portuguese train when it derailed just outside the station. Those killed were the Portuguese
Metrojet A321 Sinai Tragedy
As days pass, families of deceased passengers of the Metrojet accident, the worst air catastrophe to hit Russian civil aviation, are still unable to fathom their devastating loss. Even worse, they have to endure the continuous bombardment from mass media
10th seminar of The European Air Law Association on liability
The European Air Law Association (EALA) organizes, on September the 14th in Munich, the 10th seminar on Liability, passenger rights, and insurance in the air transport and aerospace industries. This will involve, inter alia, aspects related to the Regulation 261/2004 , legal
Pakistan factory fire victims sue KiK with ECCHR’s support
Berlin, 13 March 2015 – Justice, not hand-outs. Liability, not voluntary giving. These are the calls made by survivors and relatives of victims of the fatal fire at the Ali Enterprises textile factory in Karachi (Pakistan). 260 people were killed
Historic Victory for the families of the Bashkirian Airlines accident
The 1st of July 2002, in German airspace, a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev 154M aircraft collided in flight with a DHL Boeing 757. All occupants of both aircrafts perished. The Russian flight was carrying a group of adolescents heading Spain to
Second fatal Transasia crash: GE222 and GE235
On July 23, 2014, TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 (72-212A), manufactured by Aerospatiale in Toulouse, France, in 2000 with 58 occupants onboard was destroyed in an accident near Magong Airport (MZG), Taiwan. Flight GE222 had departed from Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH)
Victims have the right to know the truth
We pursue legal action in order to know the cause of the accident.