First published in 1945, Shawcross and Beaumont: Air Law is the leading air law authority and an invaluable reference tool to stay at the forefront of this complex legal area. Written by nine specialist editors, it provides comprehensive and up-to-date material every six months on all aspects of international and national aviation law. There is full commentary on the Montreal Convention governing air carriage, the law relating to airports and related security issues, aviation and the environment, the rules as to airworthiness, aircraft maintenance, and the operations of aircraft, balloons and drones, the future of flight and the regulation of the UK space industry, aviation insurance and competition law, and passenger rights in respect of package travel, cancellations and delays. The volumes also contain the full text of the relevant international conventions, with regularly updated lists of parties, UK regulations, and IATA conditions of carriage.
Source Currency Issue 192 April 2025 This Issue continues the updating begun in Issue 191 and includes Divisions 5-11. In what has been a busy judicial term, it accounts for a compelling decision on the meaning of 'extraordinary circumstance' in Regulation 261/2004 by the UK Supreme Court and significant pronouncements on various provisions of the Montreal Convention 1999, with notable contributions from the Canadian Supreme Court on exclusivity, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Article 21(2),the Federal Court of Australia on the definition of 'embarking or disembarking' under Article 17(1), the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on the scope of 'carriage by air’ under Article 18, and a comprehensive decision of the Central London County Court on the contributory negligence provision (Article 20).In addition, we have reported new case law of many courts, including several Courts of Appeals and District Courts in the USA, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the English High Court on the Montreal Convention 1999, Regulation 261/2004, aircraft finance, package travel regulations, etc.This issue includes the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1290) and the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/990), along with reports on UK CAA decisions and ongoing consultations.he next issue, updating the legislative and other material in the Appendices (volumes 2 to 4 of the printed edition), will appear in June 2025.