Richard Gimblett
Consultant
About Richard
Richard is a dispute resolution lawyer with particular expertise in aviation, insurance and commercial litigation. Richard also regularly advises airlines and other aviation industry entities and trade bodies on complex commercial disputes.
A past in-house legal adviser at the UK CAA, Richard’s practice includes both aviation liability and regulatory issues. Richard’s experience includes acting as lead partner in a number of high-profile aviation claims in the Middle East and the wider region, including the Turkish Airlines losses at Van (1994) and Diyarkabir (2003) and the Flash Airlines loss at Sharm el Sheikh (2004). He is currently acting for Mozambique Airlines and its insurers in relation to the loss of flight TM 470 on 29 November 2013 and for flydubai and its insurers in relation to the loss of flight FZ 981 on 19 March 2016. He regularly advises carriers (both regional and international) on the development and application of aviation regulatory and consumer law in the MENA region.
What the market says about Richard
Ranked Spotlight Lawyer: Chambers & Partners 2025, UAE, Transportation: Aviation
Ranked Global Elite Thought Leader: Lexology Index 2025, Aviation Contentious and Aviation Regulatory
“Richard Gimblett is one of the most experienced aviation lawyers in the Middle East. His work has a particular emphasis on aviation disputes, with experience relating to the detention of aircraft and ground collisions as well as aircraft losses.” Chambers & Partners 2025, UAE, Transportation: Aviation