Aviation

The firm has extensive experience advising clients in the aviation sector on complex matters. This encompasses regulatory compliance, aviation finance and insurance, commercial and contractual arrangements, licensing and regulatory approvals and aviation-related dispute resolution. We have assisted clients in navigating complex and evolving regulatory requirements and engaged with key industry regulators, including the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority on matters requiring specialist regulatory and commercial expertise. This includes advising on high-value and complex aviation transactions and disputes, with a strong focus on regulatory risk management, compliance and the protection of clients’ commercial interests.

Credentials

Represented the first indigenous and locally privately owned airline in Kenya and East Africa, in a litigation between the two parties, concerning an unlawful receivership process.

Represented a Kenyan airline with its head office at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi in a land ownership dispute.

Advised the majority shareholder in the proposed sale of his 51% equity stake to a Somali-based airline company.

Successfully negotiated on a $3,000,000 settlement for specific passengers in the Ethiopia vs Boeing aeroplane accident of 2019.

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