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Updates from Bargate Murray

Superyacht Market on the Up?

As the global financial crisis restricted the flow of finance and the billionaire financiers became fewer and more cautious, the yacht market undoubtedly suffered - at least in contrast to the 2005 - 2008 boom years. That being said, the industry appears to be recovering well with positive reports across the industry. March 2014 brokerage sales show a striking contrast to the same…

Spreading the word: UK government backs expanded European Small Claims Procedure

February 2014 saw the UK government back measures to increase the use of the European Small Claims Procedure (“ESCP”). Introduced by EC Regulation 861/2007, the ESCP provides for cross-border claims with a value of up to €2,000 to be brought by legal and natural persons, with recognition of resulting judgments across member states for ease of enforcement. The ESCP provides standard forms and…

EBACE 2014

 Bargate Murray are getting ready to attend the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva next week, from 20 – 23 May.  EBACE is the biggest business aviation event in Europe, attended by business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, corporate aviation personnel and all kinds of other people involved in aviation ( ... even lawyers!). We will be there checking out the…

An Authority on Air Law

Bargate Murray is delighted to announce that it is now an authority on air law, after being commissioned to write on this specialist area for Westlaw, one of the primary legal research tools used by lawyers. Areas of law covered by our contributions include international air law, EU air law, and air law in the UK.  Issues discussed range from airline and air…