RECENT CASES: • Disputes involving aircraft returning from lease • Quantum claims for lost aviation careers • Aircraft lease disagreements • Air Traffic Control–related accidents in Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Gulf • Planning applications and appeals involving military, ex-military, and unlicensed airfields • General aviation, airline, and helicopter accidents and incidents • Airfield ground accidents • Maintenance and valuation disputes for GA aircraft, airliners, and helicopters • Airfield noise disputes 47 LAWYER MONTHLY EXPERT WITNESS AWARDS 2025 Aviation Expert of the Year Chris Turner UNITED KINGDOM Director Axten Aviation ABOUT AXTEN AVIATION Axten Aviation is delighted to receive this prestigious award for the second year running, in recognition of our team’s work in 2024. Many thanks to all our clients who were kind enough to nominate us. We provide consultancy and expert witness services across the aviation industry, both in the UK and internationally. Over the past year, Axten Aviation’s team has expanded significantly. Our qualified and experienced consultants now offer expertise in fixed-wing, microlight, and helicopter operations, as well as engineering, leasing, air traffic control, airfield operations, accident investigation, meteorology, airfield planning, and employment matters. Delivering a full range of professional services—from general advice to courtroom evidence—our team members have undergone expert witness training with the Expert Witness Institute (EWI), Bond Solon, the Academy of Experts, and an aviation-specialist Chambers. We work approximately equally on behalf of both claimants and defendants. Axten operates a rigorous report review system to ensure consistency, logic, and high-quality output. Following each case, we invite client feedback through our post-case quality assurance process—a selection of testimonials is available on our website. In recent years, Axten team members have worked with a wide range of law firms and organisations, including: Anthony Gold Solicitors, Bonnar Law, BLM, Brodies, Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft, Dean Wilson, DLA Piper, DWF Law, Evolution Town Planning, Hay & Kilner, Heald Nickinson, Henmans Freeth, HMW Law, Holman Fenwick Willan, Hudgell Solicitors, IBB Law, Irwin Mitchell, Jefferies Solicitors, Kennedys, Lamb Brooks, Leigh Day, MacDonald Planning Consultancy, Mishcon de Reya, Nexa Law, Norton Rose Fulbright, Preston Turnbull, Planning Prospects, Privilege Finance, Reynolds Dawson Solicitors, Richard Buxton Solicitors, Savills Estate Agents, Sintons, Squire Patton Boggs, Stewarts Law, TG Baynes, Thompsons Solicitors, Trevor Fox Solicitors, Truth Legal, Weightmans, and Wikborg Rein. Axten Aviation offers professional advice free of charge—please contact us via our website: www.axtenaviation.co.uk We look forward to hearing from you.
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