The LCSG of the IUAI comprises leading legal and claims practitioners from the aerospace insurance and reinsurance industry. The group meets on a regular basis to discuss relevant legal and claims related issues currently facing the aerospace sector. Through the vast experience of its members, representing various geographical regions and specialities, the group identifies developing claims trends and legal issues, and also provides practical feedback from their everyday involvement in the handling of aerospace claims.

The group includes a Legal Advisor who helps to ensure that the IUAI operates within the appropriate legal and governance frameworks and who also produces a quarterly legal update to all members highlighting recent legal developments of relevance to aerospace insurers and reinsurers.

Lisbon 2023 LCSG Programme

• LCSG Session Introduction - Sharon Holahan (LCSG Chair)
  
• Large Claims Update - Brendan Lumb
  
• Interpretation of Condition Precedent - Natsuyuki Furumai
  
• Weather Events and Increase in Cost of Repair (John Bayley /Marc Besse-McLarens)
• Litigation Funding - Sharon Holahan
  
• Criminalizing Aviation Accidents - Kerry Porter
  
• Use of Accident Investigations in Litigation - Sebastien Saillard
  
• Insurance Aspects of State Sponsored Cyber Attacks - Sophie Moysan
  
• Paris Accord Update - Giles Kavanagh, LCSG/HFW

Go To LCSG Lisbon 2023 Presentations

Dublin 2022 LCSG Presentations

The Union’s Members’ Conference/AGM 2022 took place at the Shelborne Hotel, Dublin, over three days from 30 May to 1 June. As part of the programme, the LCSG, under its new Chair Sharon Holahan, ran a workshop/plenary session covering various relevant topics.

Video recordings and the relevant slide sets are available to Union Members by clicking on the link below (you may need to re-enter your username/password to access the content).

 

Go To LCSG Dublin 2022 Presentations

Go To LCSG 2021 AGM Presentations

Go To 2020 “AGM Lite” Session

Go To 2019 Presentations

Go To LCSG 2018 Presentations

Giles Kavannagh Presentation “Transmissible Diseases – The Potential Impact on Airlines & Insurers

Presentation by the Union's Legal Advisor, Giles Kavanagh, and which was part of the LCSG's Plenary Session from the Union's AGM in Bengaluru, 2015, and which is still pertinent to the issues being faced by insurers and their clients in early 2020.

LCSG Meeting Notes

HFW Aero Quarterly Magazine

The Aerospace Team at Holman Fenwick & Willan (HFW), led by the Union’s Legal Adviser Giles Kavanagh, has released the first of a new Quarterly Magazine – HFW Aero.

The magazine has the HFW Team’s take on some of the legal, regulatory and commercial issues that they think should be on your radar as well as having comment and insight from some of the industry’s leading figures,

The first issue includes

- Etihad General Counsel Henning zur Hausen talking about the need for a united industry and regulatory response to Covid-19

- A “deep dive” into the fascinating world of sustainable aviation fuel, which could be key in helping the industry combat climate change.

Both of these topics are ones on which the Union is currently working on behalf of the Membership.

This publication can be downloaded from the link below. Further editions will be added as they are released.