Air India Express Flight 812

Air India Express Flight 812
In the last
three years,
Stewarts Law
represented over
15% of families
involved in
aviation accidents
worldwide,
promoted the
highest standards
of safety, and
recovered more
than US$400m for
our clients.
Profiles & Cases
Stewarts Law is recognised globally as one of the leading aviation disaster, serious
injury and fatal accident law firms. We only act for families and victims of air crashes
and not for the insurance companies, unlike all other aviation law firms in the UK.
Aviation claims are handled by James Healy-Pratt (Partner), Sarah Stewart (Partner),
Stuart Dench (Partner) and Jim Morris (Senior Associate) who have specialist knowledge
of international carriage, foreign jurisdiction issues and actual flying knowledge and
experience of light aircraft, helicopters, airliners and fast military jets.
James is Head of Aviation at Stewarts Law, and is qualified as both
an English Solicitor and a New York Attorney. The first 15 years
of James’ career were spent at the heart of the global aviation
insurance market in London, both at Lloyds and Global Aerospace,
where he investigated and resolved aviation crashes worldwide,
including the 9/11 US Terrorist attacks. James decided to move
over to the side of the families and victims of aircrashes in 2006,
confident that his unrivalled knowledge of the aviation insurance
market would do real good for those who have lost most in an aircrash - the families
and victims. This has proved to be true, as many of our clients will happily vouch for
James to represent families and victims worldwide.
James flies helicopters - the Robinson R22 and R44 models, and he is currently
completing his PPL H on a Eurocopter Turbine EC120 helicopter.
James is described by the Legal 500 as ‘one of the leading lawyers in the world in
this area’, The Chambers guide for 2010 describes how aviation insurance market
sources ‘highlight his expertise in achieving multi-million pound settlements across
the globe’.
Stewarts Law LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3BF
Tel: + 44 (0)207 822 8000
Fax: +44 (0)207 822 8080
Website: www.stewartslaw.com
Email: [email protected]
Sarah is a partner in the Aviation Team. Having qualified as a
solicitor in 1997 she has over 12 years of experience in exclusively
acting for plaintiffs in complex personal injury and fatal accident
claims. Speaking fluent French and with a background in pursuing
international and group actions to trial or settlement, Sarah moved
to the Aviation Team in 2006 bringing with her particular expertise
in assessing damages and quantum. Since joining the Aviation
Team Sarah has represented families of the victims involved in
major air disasters, fatal helicopter and light aircraft accidents.
She is commended by the Legal 500 for her ‘attention to detail and great commitment
to the clients’
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“Stewarts Law is
‘responsive and
unsurpassed in
its knowledge of
aviation’”
- The Legal 500
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Stuart Dench is a Partner with experience in acting for plaintiffs in
high value and complex personal injury and fatal accident claims.
Stuart has been involved in a number of high profile trials in the
High Court in London and focuses upon cases falling within the
UK jurisdiction. Stuart has substantial experience in international
aviation losses. He represented victims and families following
Sibir Flight 778, GOL Flight 1907 and a number of international
helicopter losses.
Stuart is described by the Legal 500 as an ‘excellent litigator with a reputation for
high value and complex claims’.
Jim served in the Royal Air Force for 16 years as a pilot then,
in his last tour, as a military barrister. He was qualified on a
number of military aircraft including the Boeing E-3D AWACS. For
his legal duties he acted as military trial counsel in RAF aviation
Court Martials. At Stewarts Law Jim has substantial experience
in international airliner losses/ accidents such as Sudan Airways
Airbus A310, Air France Airbus A330, Qantas Airbus A330, Kenya
Airways Boeing 737-800, British Airways Boeing 777 and XL
Airways Boeing 767. He also acts for the victims and families in a number of
international business jet, general aviation and helicopter losses.
Stewarts Law are the number one aviation law firm in the UK and EU and have unique
access to the global aviation insurance market based in the City of London. In the
last three years, Stewarts Law represented over 15% of families involved in aviation
accidents worldwide, promoted the highest standards of safety, and recovered more
than US$400m for our clients.
Stewarts Law are currently pursuing cases on behalf of the families or victims of the
Kenya Airways Flight KQ507 Boeing 737-800 crash in Douala, Cameroon, the Ethiopian
Airlines Flight ET409 Boeing 737-800 crash at Beirut, Lebanon, the Air France Flight
AF447 Airbus A330 accident between Brazil and France, and the British Airways
Boeing 777 crash at Heathrow, England, in addition to other accidents worldwide.
Stewarts Law LLP
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3BF
Tel: + 44 (0)207 822 8000
Fax: +44 (0)207 822 8080
Website: www.stewartslaw.com
Email: [email protected]
Previous notable cases include the One-Two-GO MD-82 crash on landing in Phuket,
Thailand, the Garuda Airlines Boeing 737 runway excursion in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,
the TACA Airlines Flight 390 Airbus A320 runway excursion in Honduras and the S7
Airbus A310 runway excursion in Siberia.
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Stewarts Law currently represents passengers or their families from over 40 countries around the world. The map below
shows the distribution of our clients across the world:
Maryke van der Westhuizen, who lost her husband and father to their 2 year old child in the crash of another Boeing
737-800 on Kenya Airways Flight KQ507 in Cameroon, said this of Stewarts Law:
When my husband died in the Kenya Airways crash on 5 May 2007, my world collapsed. My grief was
compounded by the anxiety I felt for our son’s future. I was scared and depressed. Marco was not even 2
years old at the time of the accident and without his father, not only was our little boy missing his role model
but I was concerned that on my own I would not be able to provide for him like his father had; I would never
be able to give him all the opportunities that his father had promised him. Stewarts Law were sensitive to the
needs of my family, my culture, and provided that financial security that we desperately needed. I no longer
fear for our future and I know that I can help Marco achieve everything that my husband and I had wished
for him. Although Stewarts Law is based in London and me in South Africa, everything was communicated on
time every time and I could not have asked for a better representative. I have been blessed by the help they
have given me in the case against Kenya Airways and the way they are still fighting for us right to the end
with Boeing even when the accident report was released 3 years later with faults.. A big thank you.
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Major Airline Cases
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Our lawyers have been involved in a significant number of aviation cases :
International Cases
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 8U771
Airbus A330-200
2010
Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET409; Lebanon
Boeing 737-800
2010
Merpati Airlines Flight MZ9760D, Indonesia
Twin Otter
2009
Air France Flight AF447; Brazil - France
Airbus A330-200
2009
Mimika Air Flight 514, Indonesia
Pilatus PC-6
2009
Qantas Flight QF72; Singapore - Australia
Airbus A330-300
2008
Air Serv International; Beechcraft 1900C-1
2008
Democratic Republic of Congo
Sriwijaya Air Flight 290; Indonesia Boeing 737-200
2008
Spanair Flight JK 5022; Spain
MD-82
2008
Sudan Airways Flight 109; Southern Sudan
Airbus A310
2008
Southern Sudan Air Connection, Beechcraft 1900C
2008
Southern Sudan
TACA Airlines Flight 390; Honduras
Airbus 320
2008
Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518; Venezuela ATR42-300
2008
Adam Air Flight KI-292; Indonesia
Boeing 737-400
2008
Complete Charter Services; United Kingdom Cessna Citation 1
2008
British Airways Flight BA038;
Boeing 777-200
2008
United Kingdom
AtlasJet Flight 4203; Turkey
MD-83
2007
One-Two-GO Flight OG-269; Thailand
MD-82
2007
Kenya Airways Flight KQ507; Cameroon
Boeing 737-800
2007
Garuda Airlines Flight GA200; Indonesia Boeing 737-400 2007 Adam Air Flight KI-574; Indonesia Boeing 737-300
2007 GOL Flight 1907; Brazil Boeing 737 & 2006 Embraer Legacy
Sibir Airlines Flight 778; Siberia
Airbus 310 2006 Helios Airways Flight 522; Greece
Boeing 737-300
2005 Kam Air Flight 904; Afghanistan
Boeing 737-200
2005 TANS Perú Flight 204; Peru
Boeing 737-200
2005
Lockhart River Plane Crash; Australia
Swearingen Metro 23 2005
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210; Bombardier 2004 Inner Mongolia
Regional Jet
Under investigation
Under investigation
Controlled flight into terrain
Under investigation
Under investigation
Midflight sudden loss of altitude
Under investigation
Runway overrun
Crash during take off
Explosion on landing
Dual engine failure
Crash on landing
Controlled flight into terrain
Runway overrun
Crash into housing estate
Crash on Landing
Crash on final approach, GPWS failure
Crash on landing
Under investigation
Crash on landing
Mid-Flight loss of control
Mid-air collision
Crash on landing
Cabin pressurisation failure
Crash into mountain terrain
Crash on landing, engine failure
GPWS failure, Controlled flight into
terrain
Crash on take off.
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Flash Airlines Flight 604; Egypt
Lion Air Flight 538; Indonesia
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937;
Russia - Spain
China Northern Airlines Flight 6136; China
Air China Flight 129; South Korea Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686; Italy
World Trade Centre, New York, the
Pentagon and Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Kenya Airways Flight 431; off Cote d’Ivoire
Alaska Airlines Flight 261; California
Air France Flight AF4590; France Air Philippines Flight 541; Philippines
GarudaAirlines Flight 421; Indonesia
Egypt Air Flight 990; New York
Occidental Petroleum crash; Peru China Airlines crash; Hong Kong Swissair 111; Nova Scotia, Canada Silk Air Flight 185; Indonesia Korean Airlines Flight 801; Guam Garuda Airlines Flight 152; Indonesia
Tam Flight 402; Brazil Birgenair Flight 301; Dominican Republic
US Air Force (Ron Brown crash); Bosnia American Airlines Flight 965; Colombia Boeing 737-300
MD-82
Tupolev 154 & DHL Boeing 757
MD-80 Boeing 767 MD-83 & Cessna Boeing 757 & 767 2004 Crash shortly after takeoff
2004 Crash on landing, braking/flap failure
2002 Mid-air collision
2002 2002 2001 2001 Crash on landing
Crash on landing
Collision at Milan Linate Airport
Terrorist attack involving four aircraft
Airbus A310
MD-80 Concorde
Boeing 737-200
Boeing 737-300
Boeing 767-300
Boeing 737 MD-11 MD-11 Boeing 737 Boeing 747 Airbus A300B4
Fokker 100 Boeing 757 Boeing 737 Boeing 757 1999 2000 2000 2000 2002
1999 1998 1999 1998 1997 1997 1997
1996 1996 1996 1995 Probable engine failure
Failure of empennage controls
Crash shortly after take off
Maintenance failure - loss of control
Engine Failure
Under Investigation
Controlled flight into terrain
Cabin fire on crash landing
On board fire
Suspected in flight control failure
Crash on attempted landing
GPWS failure
Thrust reverser malfunction
Speed indicator failure
Navigation and navigational errors
Avionics and navigational error
Boeing 737-534
AS350B
Airbus Boeing 747 DC-9 Boeing 737 Boeing 737 2008
2007
2001 1996 1996 1994 1991 Crash during take-off
Hydraulic failure on landing
Vertical fin shears off after take-off.
In-flight explosion.
In-flight fire in cargo hold
Defective rudder control.
Defective rudder control.
Embraer 1991 Propeller link failure.
United States Domestic Cases
Continental Airlines Flight 1404
Heli-USA, Hawaii
American Airlines 587, Belle Harbor, NY TWA 800, off Long Island, New York ValuJet 592, Everglades, Florida USAir 427, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania United Airlines 585, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Atlantic Southeast Airlines