Aviation Lawyers Formally Begin Legal Action Following Tragedy

Specialist aviation lawyers representing persons injured and  bereaved as a result of the Clutha helicopter crash in Glasgow have formally launched their fight for justice in relation to the tragedy and outlined their hopes that the move will lead to increased efforts to review and improve flight safety.

Irwin Mitchell’s Aviation Law team, which is ranked by independent legal directories as one of the leading practices of its kind in the UK and has an office in Glasgow, is now using its expertise to help a number of the Clutha victims achieve justice for their terrible losses, grief and injuries that were caused by the astonishing disaster on November 29th, in which a total of ten people lost their lives.

Now, after sending a letter of claim to the legal representatives of the Bond Aviation Group – the owner and operator of the helicopter involved – on behalf of its clients, the expert lawyers are reiterating their calls for a full examination of what can be done to improve flight safety.

As well as representing those affected by The Clutha crash, Irwin Mitchell’s experts also act for victims and the families of those killed in Eurocopter crashes off the coast of Shetland in August and in the North Sea in October 2012 and the helicopter crash in London in January 2013.