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32nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE – ATHENS – 3rd & 4th November 2022
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To view the draft programme click here
  

ABOUT EALA

The European Air Law Association (EALA) was founded in 1988 on the initiative of Professor P. D. Dagtoglou in recognition of the fact that, after many years, air transport policy had become accepted as an indispensable part of the EU integration process.

EALA’s inaugural conference was held in London in November 1989 and annual conferences have been held since then in European capital cities. Every other year (since 1997) the Munich Liability Seminar deals with liability issues and in 2006 the biennial Copenhagen Aircraft Finance Legal Seminar was established.

EALA is registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (no 6374877).

CONSTITUTION OF EALA

The objects of the company are contained in the Memorandum of Association and the constitution in the Articles of Association.


EVENTS

EALA provides a European forum for those with an interest in the development of air law. This is achieved mainly through regular conferences and seminars that address current issues affecting the entire spectrum of the air transport sector. These conferences and seminars provide an opportunity to learn about topical developments in air law and to discuss these developments with many experts that attend these events both as speakers and as delegates.

AWARDS

During the 20th Anniversary Conference in Prague (2008) the newly created annual EALA Prize was awarded for the first time. This Prize will be awarded annually.

In 2009, the EALA Lifetime Achievement Award was created. This award will be presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to European and International air law.

The inaugural award was presented in the Hague during the 21st Annual Conference.

PUBLICATIONS

The proceedings of the Association’s conferences and seminars (until 2004) have been published in twenty volumes.

MEMBERSHIP

The membership of EALA comprises leading academics, national and EU officials, representatives of international civil aviation organisations, airlines, aerospace manufacturers, aviation insurers, aircraft lessors and other providers of financial services and practitioners, both from member states of the EU, but also from countries outside the EU. There are both individual and corporate members. Join EALA

EVENTS

  
  
DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEE FOR STUDENTS
A limited number of air law students will by special application to the Treasurer be able to participate in the Annual Conference for a reduced fee.
 
CPD CREDITS
EALA’s conferences are normally approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development credits.
 
US CLE CREDITS
Many US jurisdictions have an Approved Jurisdictions Policy in place under which US attorneys may count towards their respective CLE requirement credit earned through participation in out-of-state courses accredited by an approved jurisdiction. As the UK (Law Society of England and Wales) is an approved jurisdiction in several states the respective credits earned through participation in EALA’s events can be used for CLE requirements in those states.

COMMITTEE

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Prof. Dr. Carl-Otto Lenz

  
  

PRESIDENT

Prof. Dr. Pablo M.J. Mendes de Leon

SECRETARY

Morten Hans Jakobsen

TREASURER

Dr. Nikolai Ehlers

  
  

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  
Alexander Batalov,
Prof. Alexander von Ziegler,
Andreas Zettergren,
Prof. Dr. Anna Konert,
Prof. Anna Masutti,
Ann Frédérique Pothier,
Dr. Attila Sipos,
Prof. Brian F. Havel,
Donal Hanley,
Geert Goeteyn,
Geoffrey Graham,
Grégory Laville de la Plaigne,
Ingar Fuglevåg,
Asst. Prof. Iva Savic,
Jiri Hornik,
Joachim Janezic,
John Balfour,
Julian Rotter,
Laura Pierallini,
Maria Jesús Guerrero Lebrón,
Michael Gill,
Morten Hans Jakobsen,
Nikolai Ehlers,
Prof. Dr. Pablo Mendes de Leon, Founding President,
Prof. Dr. Regula Dettling-Ott,
Rodolfo A. González-Lebrero,
Dr. Sorana Pop,
Stamatis Varsamos,
Prof. Dr. Stephan Hobe,
Prof. Dr. Vincent Correia,
Yaşar Öztürk,
Prof. Zacharias Sundström,
  
  

FORMER COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  
Alan Jones
André Auer
Prof. Dr. Andrea Giardina
Antonio Zincke dos Reis
Prof. Arved Deringer
Clare Tritton, QC
Damian Collins
Eva Lecnarova
Fernando Beteta
Dr. Frank Montag
Gerwin van Gerven
George Spyrou
Dr. Hannes Jarolim,
Henrik Lind
Prof. Ignacio Quintana Carlo
Prof. Jacqueline Dutheil de la Rochère
Jan Dernestam
Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Jacqué
Prof. Jens Drolshammer
Jorgen Stang Heffermehl
Prof. Jose Luis Da Cruz Vilaça
Prof. Dr. Jules Stuyck
Julie Murnane
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Basedow
Kate Staple
Knut Boye
Dr. Mary Robinson
Prof. P. D. Dagtoglou, Founding President
Phinella Henderson
Prof. Piet Jan Slot
Dr. Richard Gardiner
Silverio Espinola
Sven Unger
Trevor Soames

PRIZES & AWARDS

To see the Terms of Reference for the EALA Prize, click here.

THE EALA PRIZE 2021, FIRST PRIZE

YUN YIN, Aircraft Leasing in the Face of COVID-19 - Does Force Majeure Apply? English Law vs Chinese Law, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2021, SECOND PRIZE

THIBAUT GUENOLE, Airlines Foreign Ownership & Control: The regionalization as the end of nationality clauses in ASA?, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2020, FIRST PRIZE

JACOMO RESTELLINI, Wet lease: convenience comes at a cost, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2019, FIRST PRIZE

DANIELA ROJAS GARCÍA, How WTO Sanctions Are Hurting Aircraft Exports, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2019, SECOND PRIZE

IVANA LJUBAS, Boeing 737 MAX Crash Cases from the EU Product Liability Directive Perspective, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2018, FIRST PRIZE

BRENDAN LORD, “The Protection of Personal Data in International Civil Aviation: the Transatlantic Clash of Opinions”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2018, SECOND PRIZE

PIETRO BENINTENDI, “A tale of two codes: free-flow code-sharing in the EU competition law assessment”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2017, FIRST PRIZE

NANDINI PALIWAL, “Interpretation of the term 'Bodily Injury' in International Air Transportation-Whether recovery for mental injury is tenable under the Warsaw System and Montreal Convention?”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2017, SECOND PRIZE

VALENTINA VECCHIO, "Securing the Skies from Unruly Passengers – Onwards to the Montreal Protocol", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2016, FIRST PRIZE

ANDREA TRIMARCHI, (ADV.) LL.M., EU Regulation 868 of 2004: report of a unilateral approach on regulating unfair subsidisation and unfair pricing practices and its failure, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2016, SECOND PRIZE

SIDHANT SHARMA, “Member State shall ensure that distribution of traffic rights among eligible Community air carriers [happens] on the basis of a non-discriminatory and transparent procedure.” Promise that the EC Regulation 847/2004 made. Is the procedure non-discriminatory and transparent? Does it even matter? A detailed view of the French, English and the Portuguese procedures., click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2015, FIRST PRIZE

RIDHA ADITYA NUGRAHA, Passenger Data Protection in the European Union: The Long and Winding Road, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2015, SECOND PRIZE

DEEPIKE JEYAKODI, Cyber Security in Aviation., click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2014, FIRST PRIZE

FEDERICO BERGAMASCO, GNSS liability: current legal framework and perspectives for the future from the international aviation point of view, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2014, SECOND PRIZE

BENJAMYN IAN SCOTT, Civil Aviation Authority v Robert Knowles: The First Conviction in the UK for the Illegal Use of an Unmanned Aircraft and how it Can Help Improve Regulations within the European Union, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2013, FIRST PRIZE

MR. WOUTER OUDE ALINK, The Regulation of Registered Traveller Programmes, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2013, SECOND PRIZE

MS. SONJA RADOSEVIC, EU’s External Aviation Relations, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2012

MR. LAZAR VRBASKI, "Liability of Air Navigation Service Providers: Towards an International Solution", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2011

MR. FRANCESCO ALONGI, "The Emission Trading Scheme and its possible consequences for airlines”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2010

MS. MILDRED TRÖGELER, "Criminalisation of air accidents and the creation of a Just Culture", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2009

MS. JANE JIEUI HONG LLM LB., "Liability of aviation security providers and responsibility of States", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2008

MR. ROBBERT VAN DER VLIET, Europe's take on Interlining. Interrelationships between EU, Member States and Third States in EU Law and International Law,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2017

JEFFREY SHANE,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2016

MAREK ZYLICZ,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2015

LORNE CLARK,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2013

MR ENRIQUE MAPELLI, in recognition of his work and outstanding contributions to the field of European and international air law,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2010

BIN CHENG,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009

MR. HAROLD CAPLAN, in recognition of his work and outstanding contributions to the field of European and international air law, click here for transcript of remarks

HOW TO JOIN EALA

Natural or legal persons or bodies wishing to become Members of EALA should apply to the Treasurer, P. Nikolai Ehlers, at the following address: n.ehlers@eep-law.de
Ehlers, Ehlers & Partner, Widenmayerstrasse 29, D-80538 Munich, Germany and pay the relevant annual fee (Euro 40 for individual membership and Euro 120 for corporate membership) by either:


Making a transfer (net of banking charges and identifying the name of the sender) to the Association’s account at:


Deutsche Bank AG, Promenadeplatz 15, 80333 Munich, Germany
Account no.: 166 2709 00 (sort code: 700 700 24)
IBAN: DE97 7007 0024 0166 2709 00
SWIFT code: DEUTDEDBMUC
Holder of account:
Dr. P. Nikolai Ehlers (re: European Air Law Association), or


by enclosing a cheque drawn on a German bank for the relevant fee.

CONTACT

EALA is registered in England and Wales as a Company Limited by Guarantee (no 6374877).
For any questions regarding EALA or one of its conferences and seminars please contact us by completing the form below.

LINKS

EALA does not warrant the accuracy of any information on any linked web site, is independent of any linked web site and has no relationship with the owner of any linked web site. EALA does not accept any liability that may flow from contact with any third party through these links.


European Aviation Safety Agency

Institut für Luftfahrtrecht

International Aviation Womens Association

International Federation of Aeronautical Information Management Associations

Joint Aviation Authorities

Royal Aeronautical Society

The Forum on Air & Space Law (ABA)

Worldwide Airports Lawyers Association

Aviation & Space Law Committee of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section