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By Richard Ryan, barrister and drone lawyer How Europe’s new AI rulebook would (and wouldn’t) touch autonomous combat aircraft...
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By Richard ryan, barrister and drone lawyer Constructive outcome, practical lessons. A technical proximity breach was confirmed, a more...
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By Richard Ryan barrister and drone lawyer – practical takeaways, not legal advice. The short version The Civil Aviation...
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“`By Richard Ryan, barrister and drone lawyer What the paper actually shows (evidence you can cite) Insurers say risk...
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By Richard Ryan, Barrister & Drone Lawyer – practical takeaways, not legal advice for your specific situation. Why this...
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By Richard Ryan, Barrister & Drone Lawyer • 30th September 2025 Introduction On 29 September 2025, the European Union...
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Blakiston’s Chambers – Insight for Drone Operators • 30th September 2025 Why this matters for drone companies The question...
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Airprox 2024294 – What Actually Happened? On the night of 22 November 2024 at 21:51 UTC, a National Police...
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Consent Judgment Entered Against Philadelphia Drone Flyer for Violations of FAA Regulations By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer (UK) In...
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Development and Regulation of Civil Drones: Lessons from Switzerland and Recommendations for the UK By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer...
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Military Drones and AI Regulation: A UK Drone Lawyer’s Perspective By Richard Ryan, UK Drone Lawyer On 7 January...
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Soaring Ahead or Stuck in the Past? What the CAP 3040 Second Edition Means for Your Drone Operations By...
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How AI and Automation are Shaping the Future of Drones: A Regulatory Perspective By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The...
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Drones, Security, and the Law: Understanding the UK’s Counter-Drone Framework By Richard Ryan, Drone & Counter Drone Lawyer Drones...
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Transforming UK Airspace: A New Era for Drones and Aviation with NATS OpenAir By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The...
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From the Battlefield to the Courtroom: Building a Resilient and Modern Drone Fleet By Richard Ryan, drone lawyer Recent...
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Thales: Under the Microscope – The Watchkeeper Drone Saga and Corruption Allegations By Richard Ryan, drone lawyer
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AI Drone Swarms and the EU AI Act: A Game-Changer in Modern Warfare? By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The...
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Navigating the Legal Skies: Overcoming Challenges in Drone Deliveries By Richard Ryan, Commercial Drone Lawyer ________________________________________ The drone delivery...
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Navigating the Skies: Legal Perspectives on the UK’s Drone Revolution By Richard Ryan November 2024 As an experienced drone...
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Taking Flight in Dubai: Joby Aviation Breaks Ground on Revolutionary Air Taxi Network at DXB By Richard Ryan, Drone...
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The Impact of the EU AI Act on Drones: A Comprehensive Overview By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer Introduction The...
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Legal Issues in Drone Operations: A UK Perspective on Safety, Compliance, and Lessons from the GEN 3.8 Incident in...
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Analysis and Recommendations on CAP 3040 | First Edition 1. Executive Summary The CAA’s policy concept aims to enable...
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Legal Lessons from the H3 Dynamics Drone Incident: A Wake-Up Call for Drone Pilots By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer...
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By Richard Ryan, Drone Lawyer The drone and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industries are at the forefront...
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With the growing use of drones in commercial operations, the recent Anglo International Upholland Ltd v Wainwright [2023] case...
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Having reviewed the 65 pages of the AAIB-25876 report in respect of the Alauda Airspeeder MkII owned by Riotplan...
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A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation,...
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2020 Digital Avionics Systems Conference UTM Operational Concept The legal framework for UTM (Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management) will...
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Abstract— It is very apparent that the legal framework for Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management (UTM) needs to be...
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Local authorities need to have a clear understanding of the legislation on drones and an enforceable policy in place...
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Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] 2019 (“the Drone Bill”) Download the letter here.
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So you have now registered your drone and received your operator ID and/or your flyer ID; what has happened...
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1. This is a question that is increasingly being asked by operators, whereby institutions1 are coming into conflict with...
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The government finally published the UK’s counter-unmanned aircraft strategy. Ultimately directed at dealing with drone issues that relate to:...
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This is a report published by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee in October 2019. The government...
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