Addleshaw Goddard advises major airports, airlines, and aviation businesses on a broad spectrum of issues, from infrastructure development projects to commercial and employment matters within the industry. The practice is led by Alex Hogarth, who advises on business disputes involving aircraft damage, contractual breaches, and defective products, alongside Paul Hirst, who oversees major transport infrastructure projects. Sarah Harrop manages aviation sector reorganisations and redundancies, while Francis Tyrrell handles all planning and environmental aspects of airport developments. Richard Ledain Santiago is a key contact for aviation finance, with specialist expertise in aircraft financings and refinancings.
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Testimonials
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‘A super aviation team - fully committed to the client, with rapid responses.’
'The team is detail oriented, rigorous, and very hardworking.'
'The firm has a good sense of what is commercially important for the client, and the commercial end result the client is trying to get to, which helps in crafting an overall strategy to resolve the dispute.'
'Superb team with the highest profile aviation clients. True sector expertise.'
'Tom Walmsley is an excellent black letter lawyer.’
'Alex Hogarth is detail oriented and rigorous, while also being commercial, and is incredibly hard working.'
'The team are hard working, knowledgeable, and well-led.'
'Alex Hogarth is very likeable and easy to work with, which is important when 'in the trenches' in hard-fought litigation.'
'Alex Hogarth is great. He is aggressive when he needs to be but also brings excellent judgement and commercial nous.'
Key clients
- Cyrus Capital
- London Luton Airport Limited
- Highlands & Islands Airports Limited
- IAG / British Airways
- Wizz Air
- Jet2.com
- Birmingham Airport Limited
- Manchester Airports Group
- Airbus
- Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Gatwick Airport
- Qantas
Work highlights
Providing a wide range of ongoing employment advice to British Airways, including matters involving cabin crew/pilots and the specific circumstances applicable to the sector.
Advising London Luton Airport Limited, on their airport expansion, management of Luton Airport and its concessionaire arrangements with the airport operator.
Advising Highlands and Islands Airports Limited as project lead during Phase 1 of the development of the Sustainable Aviation Test Environment project and Phase 2.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Alex Hogarth; Paul Hirst
Other key lawyers
Sarah Harrop; Francis Tyrrell; Richard Ledain Santiago; Tom Walmsley