Air crash in Tokyo: Responsibilities and Compensation
On January 2, 2024, a fatal collision occurred on one of the runways at Tokyo's Haneda airport, between a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines commercial plane. Air crash in Tokyo: the facts Five of the six Coast Guard
Rebeca Martínez Appointed Co-Chair of the Aeronautical and Space Law Section at the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid
The Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid has named Rebeca Martínez as the co-chair of the Aeronautical and Space Law Section. This appointment highlights her expertise and knowledge in this specialized legal field, emphasizing her contribution to the development and growth
RIO PARIS CRASH – APPEAL FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
The judgment of April 17, 2023 was awaited by the families The disaster of flight AF447 Rio-Paris on June 1 , 2009, which claimed the lives of 216 passengers and 12 crew members, was caused, according to the judgment rendered by
Airline delays – How to get compensation?
On 3 February 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) completed its case law on compensation for delayed flights and clarified the issue of connections. The case concerned a flight to Malé in the Maldives from Warsaw. A
Carlos Villacorta named in the 2021 Best Lawyers Ranking!
He did it again! Carlos Villacorta, partner and director of BCV Lex Abogados (Spain), has been named for the second consecutive time in the Best Lawyers ranking. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected international law directory. It is currently
Carlos Villacorta included in the Best Lawyer 2020 ranking.
Carlos Villacorta, managing partner of BCV Lex Abogados Avocats has just been included in the Best Lawyer 2020 ranking. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected international directory of lawyers, in the world. The fact that a lawyer appears in their ranking
Seven people of different nationalities deceased in an air crash in Mallorca, Spain.
Image: EFE On August 25, 2019, at around 1:30 p.m., a fatal accident took place in the municipality of Inca (Mallorca, Spain ) in which seven people died when an ultralight and a helicopter crashed into the air , setting both aircraft on fire and the first falling near
BCVLEX files the first product liability action against Airbus resulting from intoxication due to fumes in cabin.
In coalition with Alisa Brodkowitz, attorney of the Seattle based firm Friedman Rubin, BCV Lex has filed an action for damages on behalf of two American pilots who sustained severe damages while flying an Airbus A320 in the United States. Fumes
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