Specialises in aviation law, air accidents, international carriage liability

Aviation

In addition to his general commercial practice, Nathan Gedye has specialised in aviation law. His aviation experience covers a wide range and includes:

Acting for airlines in relation to litigation matters, regulatory issues and advisory work.
Representing aviation underwriters in New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Britain and the United States.
Acting in relation to air accidents and incidents in New Zealand, South Pacific and elsewhere. These have involved many liability and claim issues ranging from major public transport events to light aircraft incidents.

Acting as New Zealand correspondent for legal practitioners overseas including major aviation firms.
Developing a specialised knowledge of international carriage liability regimes including the Warsaw Convention in its various forms and the 1999 Montreal Convention.
Dealing with personal injury claims arising out of air accidents.
Acting for members of the aviation industry in New Zealand.
Acting in a wide range of aviation-related matters including judicial review, regulatory work, disaster planning, prosecutions and GA-related litigation.
Acting in aviation subrogation claims on behalf of underwriters.
Acquiring a specialist knowledge of New Zealand's Accident Compensation law.
Developing specialist knowledge of CAA Rules and other aviation legislation.

Acting in relation to aviation product liability claims.
Developing expertise in relation to IATA systems and instruments and issues.
Developing a wide personal network with aviation brokers, loss adjusters, experts, underwriters and other aviation agencies.
Member Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (ALAANZ).
Member International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI).
Member Flight Safety Foundation