Annabelle's recent experience includes:

• acting for Qatar Airways in Optimares S.p.A. v Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. [2022] EWHC 2461 (Comm), successfully defending a claim for over US$20 million by an Italian seat manufacturer and successfully bringing a counterclaim for reimbursement of advance payments
• acting for Saudi Arabian Airlines in a Commercial Court leasing dispute involving 50 Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft with lessor IAFC (settled before trial)
• acting for DS Aviation in a Commercial Court dispute with Air France concerning the redelivery of an A380 aircraft (settled before trial)
• acting for Virgin Atlantic in a Commercial Court dispute against a lessor in relation to the repayment of qualifying maintenance reserves (settled before trial)
• advising various European operators on redelivery disputes issues, including compliance with redelivery conditions, end of lease reconciliation payments, engine borescope findings, deposit issues, non-payment (and other) events of default
• advising on delivery issues including compliance with conditions precedent, good faith negotiation obligations, deposit return
• advising on wet leasing disputes, including cancellation rights, unavailability of aircraft, force majeure issues
• advising on a wide range of manufacturing and maintenance issues, including under engine and aircraft maintenance agreements including performance thresholds and scope of coverage issues, seat supplier contracts including issues of (non)-excusable delay, liquidated damages, supply chain issues and termination rights
• representing Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited in a Commercial Court product liability claim and advising on parallel proceedings in Japan
• representing Jet2.com in Jet2.com v Blackpool Airport Limited [2012] EWCA Civ 417, an airport agreement dispute in which Jet2.com obtained a mandatory injunction
• representing a UK airline in a judicial review concerning air passenger duty
• acting for a lessor in the successful arrest and delivery up of an Antonov 124 aircraft.
• Advising airlines on commercial matters under bespoke airport agreements and associated charging regimes, on Groundhandling agreements and associated claim and dealing with a variety of commercial, insurance and regulatory issues.