ANNUALMCGILL CONFERENCE ON

INTERNATIONAL AVIATION LIABILITY & INSURANCEMAY 6-7, 2011

HILTON MONTRéAL BONAVENTURE HOTELMONTREAL, CANADA

For information visitwww.mcgill.ca/iasl

60th anniversaryInstItute of aIr and space law

International Air Transport AssociationBarreau du Québec Certified CLE Credits

THIS EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER WORLD-LEADING AVIATION LIABILITY AND INSURANCE EXPERTS TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

• RecentDevelopmentsinAviationLiabilityandInsurance• RecoveryofNon-EconomicDamages• UnrulyPassengersandLiabilityforActsofUnlawfulInterference• Jurisdiction&ForumNonConveniens• LiabilityofManufacturersofAircraft,Engines&ComponentParts• ComparativeInterpretationsoftheMontrealConventionof1999 andtheirImpactonAirlines,Manufacturers,Insurers&Claimants• DisputesBetweenInsurersandReinsurers• Lessors’LiabilityExposure

AS WELL AS TO PRESENT FOUR SIMULATIONS:

• MootCourtPretrialMotion• MootTrial• MockMediation• MootCourtAppellateArgument

Thefactpatternonwhichthefoursimulationsarebasedwillcoverkeycomplexcontemporarylegalissues.

Inaddition,theconferencewillhostluncheonsandacocktailreceptiontofacilitatenetworkingamongattorneys,insurers,aircarriers,manufacturersandgovernmentalrepresentatives.

ThisisthethirdannualconferenceonthissubjectorganizedbytheMcGillUniversityInstituteofAir&SpaceLaw.PriorconferenceswereheldinMontrealin2009andAmsterdamin2010.

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PROGRAMTHURSDAY, MAY 516:30 – 18:00Registration: Hilton Montréal Bonaventure

FRIDAY, MAY 67:00 – 8:45 Registration

8:45 – 9:00 Welcoming Remarks Prof.PaulStephenDempsey(mcGill university, institute of air & space law, montreal)

9:00 – 10:30Recent Developments in Aviation Liability & Insurance

y Areviewofcontemporarylaws,jurisprudenceand developmentsininternationalairlawandliability insurance.

ChAIR:Rod D. Margo(Condon & Forsyth llp, los angeles)SPEAKERS:

y AirCarrierLiability:Laura Safran,QC(Davis llp, Calgary)

y Manufacturers’Liability:Thomas J. Mclaughlin (perkins Coie llp, seattle)

y AirNavigationServiceProviderLiability: Roderick Van Dam(EuROCONTROl, Brussels)

y Insurance:Kathy Posner(Condon & Forsyth llp, New York)

y LessorLiability:Gerald C. Sterns(sterns & Walker, Oakland)

10:30 – 10:50 REFREsHMENT BREAk

10:50 – 12:00A Pre-Trial Moot Court Argument on Forum Non Conveniens

Shoulddomesticcourtshearclaimsforaccidentsarisinginforeignjurisdictions?Listentoalivelydebatethatmayincludeadiscussionofthefive(six)jurisdictionsundertheMontrealConventionof1999,theWestCaribbeanAirways

case,thehelioscase,theGolmidaircollisionandothers.FollowingtheMootCourtargument,thelawyerswillturntotheaudienceforacandiddiscussionoftheirstrategicandtacticalconsiderationsinadvocacy.Thesetwoprominentaviationtortlawyerswillarguethemotionbeforeanappellatejudge,aformerDeanoftheMcGillUniversityFacultyofLaw.

JUDGE:Hon. Nicholas Kasirer(Court of appeal of Québec, montreal)

COUNSEL:FORThEPLAINTIFF:Steven Marks(podhurst Orseck p.a., miami)FORThEDEFENDANT:Allan Mendelsohn(Cozen O’Connor, Washington, DC)

12:00 – 13:30 LUNCH

KEyNOTEADDRESS:George Petsikas(president, National airlines Council Of Canada, montreal)

13:30 – 15:30Mock MediationThispresentationisamockmediationoftheliabilityanddamagesissuesinthesamefactpatternasthepre-trialmootcourtargumentandthemoottrial.

“ThEPLAyERS”:ChAIR:Alan D. Reitzfeld(Holland & Knight llp, New York)PARTICIPANTS:Michael Carbone(JetBlue airways Corporation, New York)James B. Chaplin(mediation inc., Fort lauderdale)Philip Chrystal(swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich)James P. Kreindler(Kreindler & Kreindler llp, New York)Mark Mackrell (Norton White, sydney)Ulla Annica Norrhäll(munich Reinsurance Company, munich)

15:30 – 15:50REFREsHMENT BREAk

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15:50 – 17:00Roundtable Discussion: Comparative Interpretations of the Warsaw/Montreal Conventions & Aircraft Lessors’ Liability Exposure

y WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesinjudicialinterpretationoftheprovisionsoftheWarsaw/MontrealConventions?

y DotheConventionsstillsatisfytheobjectivetounifyaviationliabilityrulesgloballyordotheyinsteadencourageforumshopping?

y WhatistherelationbetweentheConventionsandrecentpassengerrightslegislationandregulations?

y Whatistheliabilityexposureofaircraftlosses?

ChAIR:P. Nikolai Ehlers(Ehlers, Ehlers & partner, munich)EUROPE:Wolf Müller-Rostin(Former General Counsel, Delvag aviation insurance, Cologne)ASIA/PACIFIC:Peng Lim(Clyde & Co llp, singapore)AFRICA:Anthony T. Laleye (Tayo laleye & Co., lagos)LATINAMERICA:Eduardo Dueri(marsh ltd., Bogotá)NORThAMERICA:Donal Hanley(aviation Capital Group Corp., Newport Beach)

17:15 – 19:00 Cocktail Reception: Hilton Montréal Bonaventure

SATURDAY, MAY 78:15 – 8:30Introductory RemarksKenneth Quinn(pillsbury Winthrop, Washington, DC)

8:30 – 11:10Moot TrialEnjoyamoottrialwherewitnesseswillbeexaminedandcross-examined,andevidenceintroducedincludingcomputer-basedaccidentsimulations.Attheend,thetriallawyerswillbeinvitedtoexplaintheirstrategicandtacticalapproaches.

JUDGE:Hon. Allan Hilton(Court of appeal of Québec, montreal)ATTORNEyFORPLAINTIFF: Mitch Baumeister (Baumeister samuels p.C., New York)ATTORNEyFORDEFENDANT:Ann Field(Cozen O’Connor, philadelphia)

11:10 – 11:30REFREsHMENT BREAk

11:30 – 12:30Passenger Rights

y havethecourtsoversteppedtheirjurisdictionininter-pretingpassengerrightsregulationaroundtheglobeanddoesthisultimatelybenefitpassengersasintended?

y WhatarethefutureprospectsforpassengerrightslegislationinEuropeandelsewhere?

y Whatisthelegalexposureofairnavigationserviceprovidersandairportsasaresultofflightdelays,cancellationsanddeniedboarding?

y WhataretheUSregulatoryrulesonairlineadvertisingofservicesandfaresandwherearetheyapplicable?

ChAIR:George Leloudas (Gates and partners, london)SPEAKERS:Simon Evans(uK Caa, london)Michael Gill (iaTa, Geneva)Francis Schubert(skyguide swiss air Navigation services ltd., Geneva)Thomas J. Whalen(Eckert seamans Cherin & mellott llC, Washington, DC)

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12:30 – 14:00LUNCH

KEyNOTEADDRESS:Harold Caplan(Quadrant Chambers, london)

14:00 – 15:00Recovery of Non-Economic Damages

y Underwhatcircumstancesisrecoverypermittedforpainandsuffering,lossofconsortium,lossofsociety,post-traumaticstressdisorderandothernon-economicdamages?

y howdothenewSurfaceDamageLiabilityConventionsonairoperatorliabilitychangetheruleonrecoveryforemotionaldamagesvis-à-vistheWarsaw/Montrealregimeforaircarrierliability?

y howdoesdamagerecoveryagainstaircarriersundertheWarsaw/MontrealConventionsdifferfromrecoveryagainstotherdefendants(suchasaircraftmanufacturers)underdomesticlaw?

ChAIR:Bruce Garrow(Borden ladner Gervais llp, Toronto)SPEAKERS:

y James Healey-Pratt (stewarts law llp, london) y Louise-Hélène Sénécal (air Canada, montreal) y David Willcox (Clyde & Co llp, london)

15:00 – 16:00Unruly Passengers and Liability for Acts of Unlawful Interference

y Shouldthecarrierbeliablefortheassaultofonepassengeronanother?

y ShouldliabilitybeallowedundertheWarsaw/Montrealregimeswhenthe“accident”wasnotcausedbyaneventoroccurrencerelatedtoanaviationoperation?

y Whatarethepoliciesandprocedureswhichaircarriersfollowtodealwiththeunrulypassenger?

y haverecentcourtdecisionscircumscribedtheliabilityshieldprovidedbytheTokyoConvention?

ChAIR:Gerard Chouest(Bersenas llp, Toronto)SPEAKERS:

y John Balfour(Clyde & Co llp, london) y Steven Fus(united airlines, inc., Chicago) y Jeanne M. O’Grady(speiser Krause Nolan & Granito,

New York) y Alejandro Piera(uaE Delegation on the iCaO Council,

montreal)

16:00 – 16:20REFREsHMENT BREAk

16:20 – 17:30Moot Court Appellate ArgumentThissessionconsistsofamockUSSupremeCourtargumentoftherecentUSCourtofAppealsdecisioninEidv.AlaskaAirlines,621F.3rd858(9thCir.2010).EidaddressedanissueofelevatedimportanceintheaftermathofSeptember11,holdingthatundertheTokyoConvention,liabilityforanairlinecaptain’sdecisiontodivertaflightanddeplaneallegedlyunrulypassengersshouldbebasedonasimplelackofreasonablecareandnotonthemoredeferential“arbitraryandcapricious”standard.Thedecisionargu-ablyexposescarrierstoincreasedliability,andpotentiallycircumscribesflightcrewdiscretionindealingwithunrulypassengers.Inthissession,twoprominentaviationtortlawyerswillcrossswordsbeforetheonlyUSappellatecourtjudgetohavepublishedlawreviewarticlesonaviationregulatoryissues.

JUDGE:Hon. Richard D. Cudahy(us Court of appeals for the seventh Circuit)

y ATTORNEyFORPETITIONER:Andrew J. Harakas(Clyde & Co us llp, New York)

y ATTORNEyFORRESPONDENTS:Steve Pounian(Kreindler & Kreindler llp, New York)

17:30Concluding RemarksProf. Paul Stephen Dempsey(mcGill university, institute of air and space law, montreal)

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CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Venue: The Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel 900RuedeLaGauchetièreOuest Montréal,Québech5A1E4 Reservations:

Toll free: 1-800-267-2575 Direct line: +1 514 878-2332

ThehiltonMontréalBonaventureisnestledontheveryroofofPlaceBonaventure,aMontreallandmark.ThehiltonMontréalBonaventureboasts2½acresoflandscapedgardens,outdoorterracesandaspectacularyearroundheatedpool.Thehotelisdirectlyconnectedtothemetro/subway,Montrealcentraltrainstation,andthefamousundergroundcityofboutiquesandrestaurants.

1. Hotel Reservations:PleasecompletetheattachedHotel Reservation Formandfaxitto(514) 878-3881,orre-serveonlineat:http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/YULBHHF-AIR-20110505/index.jhtml

Wearepleasedtoconfirmthefollowingspecial Confer-ence rates in Canadian dollars, starting at $155.00. Hotel prices do not include governmental taxes.

Executive floor rooms providebenefitsincluding:compli-mentarydeluxecontinentalbreakfast,honourbar&horsd’œuvres[17:00-19:30],freelocalcallsandhighspeedInternetaccess.

Wehavereservedablockofroomsandthereservationdeadlineisnoon, April 14, 2011.Afterthisdate,thehoteldoesnotguaranteetheavailabilityofroomsandwillassignroomsonaspaceavailablebasis.Roomsareavailableforcheck-inat15:00withacheck-outtimeof12:00noon.

Inordertoreceivethepreferredcontractedrates,telephoneandfaxrequestsmustidentifyaffiliationwithourgroup—please refer to the “McGill Liability Conference” when making reservations.

2.Passport/Visa Information:IfyouarevisitingCanada,avalidpassportisrequired.Itistheresponsibilityofthevisitor,beforeenteringCanada,toensurethatheorshe

hasthenecessarydocuments,includinganyapplicabletransitdocuments,entrydocumentstoCanadaanddocumentationtore-enterthehomecountry.ContactthenearestCanadianEmbassyorConsulateifyouneedtoobtainavisatoenterCanada.McGillInstituteofAirandSpaceLawwillbepleasedtooffersupportingdocu-mentationforyourvisaapplicationuponrequest.Pleasecontactconferences.iasl@mcgill.ca

3.Cancellation Policy:RegistrantswhoareunabletoattendtheConferencewillreceivearefund[less25%oftheregistrationfeeforadministrativecharges]uponwrittencancellationreceivedbyApril 14, 2011.Regretably,NOrefundswillbegrantedthereafter.however,asubstituteregistrantmaybedesignatedinlieuoftheoriginalregistrant[orConferencematerialsmaybesentinlieuofarefundaftertheConference].Pleaseadviseusofthesubstitutenameinadvance.Cancellations must be faxed to McGill Liability Conference 2011 at 514-398-8197.TheConferencereservestherighttocancelanyprogramsandassumesnoresponsibilityforpersonalexpenses.

4. Latest Program Information:VisittheMcGillwebsiteathttp://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/orcontactconferences.iasl@mcgill.ca

5.Marketing Contacts:Sponsorship of the Conference:ContactMark Glynn or Maria D’Amico at 514-398 5095 or e-mail conferences.iasl@mcgill.ca.

6.Questions:Ifyouhavequestionsorrequireadditionalconferenceinformation,pleasecontactMark Glynn or Maria D’Amico at 514-398 5095 or e-mail conferences.iasl@mcgill.ca.

7.TheBarreau du Québec[QuebecBar]hasaccreditedthisconferencefor12¼hoursofcertifiedcontinuedlegaleducationcredits.Attestationsofparticipationwillbeprovidedtoalllawyersonrequestforthenumberofhoursattended.Anadditionalexplanatorynotewillbeavailableforlawyersfromotherjurisdictionswhomaybeabletogainreciprocalrecognition.

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RoomRate

StandardDeluxeRooms(1Kingbedor2doublebeds)

$155.00

ExecutiveFloorRooms $185.00

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID DELAYS ON-SITE

y Toregisterforallprogramsandeventsdescribedinthisbrochure,please submit your completed registration form and payment to the addresses indicated below.

y Inordertobeincludedinthelistofprogramattendees,youmustregisterby

May 3, 2011.

y No registrations will be processed without payment.

y Whereapplicable,pleasesendproofoffull-timestudentstatusin2011withyourregistration.

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER

y Internet: Registeronlineat:www.mcgill.ca/iasl

y Fax to: mcGill liability Conference 2011, Faxnumber:(514)398-8197 Faxcompletedregistrationformwithcreditcardpaymentinformation.

y Mail to: Sendcompletedregistrationformwithpayment[donotmailcash]to:McGill Liability Conference 2011

McGillUniversityInstituteofAir&SpaceLaw3690PeelStreetMontreal,QuebecCanadah3A1W9

On-site registrationisavailabletoanybodyunabletoregisterinadvance.Pre-registrationisrequiredfortheIASLtoprovidesupportingdocumentationforentrytoCanada.

No registrations will be accepted without payment.

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Currency of account: CAD$Account name: McGill University (Please state “McGill Institute of Air & Space Law”)

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REGISTRATION FEES

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y ConferencefeesincludeCanadianandQuebecsalestaxes.

y Registrationfeesincludeadmissiontothetwo-dayprogram,refreshmentbreaks,luncheonsandacocktailreception.

y A30%discountwillapplyonfeesindicatedonregistrationformforone-dayadmission.

METHOD OF PAYMENT

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youshouldindicateclearlytoyourbankthatthetransferismadeto“McGillUniversityInstituteofAirandSpaceLaw”.

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E-mailconferences.iasl@mcgill.catoinformMcGillwhenyouhaveinitiatedthebanktransfer.

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McGILL LIABILITY CONFERENCE 2011 REGIsTRATION FORM6 -7 MAY 2011

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By mail:Sendcompletedregistrationformwithpaymentto:McGillLiabilityConference2011,McGillUniversityInstituteofAir&SpaceLaw,3690PeelStreet,Montreal,Quebec,Canadah3A1W9

Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance (6-7 May 2011)HOTEL RESERVATION FORM

TheConferencehasnegotiatedaspecialdiscountedconferencerateof$155CAD [Deluxe room] or $185.00 [Executive room]attheHilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel (across from the iCaO Headquarters).Totakeadvantageofthisrateandtoensureyouraccommodation,pleasecomplete this reservation form with full details.FAXitdirectlytothehotel,usingthefaxnumberinbox2.

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SAVE THE DATE:McGill UniversityInstitute of Air & Space Law60th Anniversary Banquet Dinnerthursday, September 22, 2011