Aviation Disaster:

Investigating the Causes, Resolving the Claims

11th Nov 2010 - America Square Conference Centre, One America Square, 17 Crosswall, London EC3N 2LB


This event has been accredited by the CII, Bar Council and SRA, and can be included as part of your CII CPD requirement should you consider it relevant to your professional development needs


If you have already registered for AViCON 2010 and have not received a confirmation or feel that there was an error in your registration experience please contact Jill Williamson at +44 207 481 2150 or admin.services@rtiforensics.com

AViCON is set to return to a London venue in the autumn of 2010. This highly successful format is gathering reputation and recognition on both sides of the Atlantic.

I found the material presented very interesting and realistic, the location very appropriate, the speakers very engaging and professional, and the entire experience very much worth my time. I look forward to seeing you at another AViCON and/or industry event.

— Lorenzo Berenguer,
   VP Global Claims Management, XL Services Switzerland AG

Taking just one day, the conference is based on a reconstruction of a fictional air disaster when a passenger aircraft crashes off the runway in bad weather. Causation is far from clear, and a number of parties may have contributed to the accident. The conference will show how such a disaster may be investigated and managed; it then goes on to illustrate the complex legal issues involved and the strategies that may be employed in settling the claims.

The scenario is set using a state-of-the-art animation, and then experts in disaster management and accident investigation will lead the audience through the technical aspects of crisis management and the process and protocols of a formal investigation.

The circumstances shown in the video lead to potential liability upon a number of parties, including the airline, the aircraft manufacturer and the maintenance contractor. We have a number of leading lawyers to debate the issues that arise, including: forum selection, punitive damages, fee considerations, evaluating claims, negligent entrustment, discovery, spoliation, dispute resolution, quantum of damages, and relationship with insurers.

The previous two AViCON events have attracted well respected speakers and delegates from the legal profession and insurance market. Speakers have included aviation professionals, law partners and associates from: Alimonti Law Offices, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Blank Rome, Bryan Cave, Clyde & Co., Condon Forsyth, Cozen O'Connor, Cranfield University, DLA Piper, Gates & Partners, Ince & Co., Kenyon International Emergency Services, Podhurst Orseck, and Xchanging. AViCON 2010 will follow the same framework, whereby the speakers and delegates move along the timeline of an accident investigation, to legal discovery, multi-party litigation and resolution.

Who is the Conference for?

This conference will be of interest to anyone involved in Aviation Insurance and Claims- underwriters, claims managers, lawyers, risk managers, insurance brokers, airline flight safety directors, airline board members with flight safety responsibility, claims investigators and aircraft product manufacturers.

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The Venue

America Square Conference Centre, One America Square, 17 Crosswall, London EC3N 2LB