Aviation

Bell Gully has the strongest aviation practice in New Zealand. We represent national and international airlines, industry bodies and underwriters as well as having specialist expertise in aircraft financing and leasing, aviation competition, trade law issues, aviation insurance, liability claims, emergency plans, and dispute resolution.

We advise on a wide range of litigation including judicial review applications, cargo and personal injury liability claims, regulatory matters, prosecutions, disaster planning and dispute resolution.

Bell Gully is a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI), Flight Safety Foundation, and the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand.

David McPherson, who leads the firm’s aviation practice, is the author of the New Zealand chapter of global texts McBain and Hames on Aircraft Finance and McBain on Aircraft Liens and Detention Rights.