CONFERENCE ON
International Aviation Liability & Insurance

October 30-31, 2009
The Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel
Montreal, QC, Canada

Friday, October 30

Session 1: Recent Developments in Aviation Liability

Session 2: A Moot Court Argument on Wallace v. Korean Air 214 F.3d 293 (2nd Cir. 2000).

Session 3: Recent Developments in Aviation Insurance

Session 4: Accident Investigations, Annex 13 & Criminalization of International Aviation: The Law of Unintended Consequences

Session 5: Recovery of Non-economic Damages

Session 6: Surface Damage Caused by Aircraft: Updating the Rome Convention with a General Risks Convention

Saturday, October 31

Session 7: Liability for Acts of Terrorism: The New Unlawful Interference Convention

Session 8: Jurisdiction & Forum Non Conveniens

Session 9: Air Cargo: Liability & Commercial Challenges

Session 10: Mock Mediation of Complex Aviation Accident Litigation

Session 11: Liability of Manufacturers of Aircraft, Engines & Component Parts

Session 12: Roundtable Discussion: The International Liability Regimes and their Impact on Airlines, Manufacturers, Insurers, Claimants & Other Victims