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Blake Morgan LLP‘s ’super team with a solid grounding in travel law’ has strong expertise in commercial travel, providing such well-known clients as Air France and KLM, with specialist support in relation to such areas as insolvency, employment and IP. Stojan Essex specialises in related corporate advisory work. Ian Skuse leads the regulatory and commercial practice from London. Additionally, the team has notable experience handling the personal injury side of travel; the ‘versatile’ and focused team in this regard is led by ’standout practitioner’ Daniel Scognamiglio from Southampton. It is well-equipped to handle complex international matters for claimants in matters involving injury ranging from serious to catastrophic. It also acts for defendants, namely package tour operators and liability insurers, on the defence side of such cases. Associates Ian Skuse and Katherine Ettridge are described as ‘super team members’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A great team for cross-border work including aviation claims and package travel claims. They are versatile and can cover many different bases. There is solid personnel in the team, with good leadership from the top.’

  • ‘Daniel Scognamiglio is a standout practitioner who is not afraid of taking on difficult cases and running them. He is joined by some super team members in Iqval Dale and Katherine Ettridge.’

  • ‘Blake Morgan's team has a deep knowledge of the insurance industry.’

  • ‘Daniel Scognamiglio leads the team. His knowledge is of travel law and the insurance industry is outstanding.'

  • ‘A super team with a solid grounding in travel law, unafraid of taking on tricky cases. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone with a travel law issue. Great knowledge base, good leadership.’

  • ‘A friendly and dynamic team offering high quality expertise and service at all levels in this area. They are also a firm ready to fight for consumers at the Court of Appeal.'

  • ‘Isabel Bathurst and Daniel Scognamiglio are both highly personable and experienced travel lawyers. Not many firms have practitioners with such experience in this area.’

  • ‘Ian Jenkins is brilliant, and I thoroughly enjoy working with him.’

Key clients

  • AXA Insurance/AXA Travel Insurance
  • DAS
  • Ageas
  • Admiral
  • MAAF (French Insurer)
  • Travelers
  • ERV (Previously ERGO/Munich Re)
  • Air France
  • KLM
  • Air France
  • KLM
  • Omega World Travel
  • Altour International Inc.
  • Ovation Travel
  • Ickenham Travel Group plc
  • Great Canadian Railtour Company (Rocky Mountaineer Railway)
  • Sunset Travel Limited
  • Meon Valley Business Travel
  • Healthy Holidays
  • Travel Talk Adventures
  • GlobalStar Travel Management
  • Ski Basics

Work highlights

  • Acted for a claimant involved in a road traffic accident in Mexico involving traumatic brain injury; liability was at issue, but the claim was resolved via mediation for approximately £1m.
  • Defended a claim brought by a policyholder against an insurer client for incorrectly denying a claim pleaded in excess of £1m, leading to significant ongoing difficulties.
  • Acted on behalf of the appellant for alleged breach of contract under the Consumer Credit Act 1974, which gave rise to wider legal issues of general public and legal importance.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Daniel Scognamiglio

Hall of fameBlake Morgan LLP

Daniel leads our travel team based in Southampton. He is a specialist in multi-jurisdictional disputes, travel insurance litigation and tour operator liability and is qualified as a solicitor in England and Attorney at Law (non practising) New York. He has a particular specialism in handling travel insurance and foreign personal injury matters, advising insurers and the public as a result of accidents that have happened abroad; dealing with general insurance litigation and commercial disputes with an international or multi-jurisdictional element. Daniel also advises travel agents and tour operators as to the Package Travel Regulations, ATOL and CAA.

Rising stars

Leading individuals

Ian Skuse

Blake Morgan LLP

Ian is a leading commercial lawyer in the airline, business travel and leisure travel sectors. He is a well-known and respected key adviser to travel businesses, and regular presenter and commentator on airline and travel trade issues.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Daniel Scognamiglio, Ian Skuse

Other key lawyers

Katherine Ettridge, Ian Jenkins, Isabel Bathurst, Iqval Dale

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