Bethia is a Senior Associate in the APAC Aviation Team and she is based in the Hong Kong Office.
Bethia handles a wide range of matters across the aviation industry with a primary focus on:
contingency planning, incident/accident response, criminal and liability actions
uninsured commercial disputes
regulatory and commercial matters.
Prior to joining Clyde & Co, she worked in another prominent international law firm in Hong Kong where she acquired significant experience in defending liability, insurance, employment and commercial disputes with a particular focus on complex catastrophic and novel claims.
Bethia is fluent in English and Cantonese.
Experience
Assisted in the defence of proceedings against an airport authority following an aircraft accident and fatality
Assisted in the defence of proceedings for alleged corrosion damage and loss of use of an aircraft
Assisted in advising a globally renown business jet management company on a dispute regarding various aircraft management agreements particularly on termination and suspension of services and violation of data privacy requirements
Assisted in the defence of an aircraft maintenance claim brought against a MRO
Advising air cargo and logistics companies in various liability and employees’ compensation related claims
Advising airlines in relation to passenger claims
Advising aviation insurers in respect of subrogated recoveries
Advising professional indemnity insurers in respect of proceedings involving alleged negligent advice in respect of aircraft maintenance
Advised on general corporate matters including data privacy issues under the PDPO Cap. 486
