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A yacht broker and manager acted for a client who wanted to purchase a yacht for family use but which he would also be able to charter out commercially.  The client became interested in a yacht…

An owner of a superyacht asked a yacht manager as a favour to recommend a Master for an upcoming charter. The yacht manager hoped to acquire the management of the yacht. No formal contract was in…

The air charter broking industry can often be a little confused when it comes to working out the broker’s role in the chartering arrangement. In legal terms, an intermediary is an agent who arranges…

An aviation charter broker (Broker) had arranged a long running contract between the operator of an aircraft (Operator) and their flying customer (Charterer), who required flight services to move…

The air charter broking market is largely unregulated, which causes it to stand apart from the vast majority of other aspects of aviation. Unlike its marine equivalent, there are no standard charter…

A chartering contract stated that football fans were to be flown from Madrid to Milan, over a series of two flights. The return flights were scheduled for a day or two later. The total cost of the…

Cybercrime unfortunately continues to be a hot topic, with businesses and individuals at risk of becoming potential targets of digital fraud. Any business or individual using electronic communication…

Antivirus software… Use it and keep it up to date!  Use a firewall – Windows has a firewall built in and most antivirus packages also include one.  Keep your system up to date  - Not…

Bank mandate fraud is when a third party tricks you into sending a payment to a bogus account by impersonating the genuine organisation or individual. This is also known as “social engineering” and…

Regularly check your spam/ junk folder AND deleted files folder on your e-mail system.  This is a good habit to get into, not only to check to see if your e-mail system has mistakenly marked a…