Your trusted partner in aviation law, providing expert legal services tailored for the aviation sector. Our experienced aviation lawyer ensures you have the right insurance coverage to protect your interests.
Your trusted partner in aviation law, providing expert legal services tailored for the aviation sector. Our experienced aviation lawyer ensures you have the right insurance coverage to protect your interests.
At Wolmarans & Co., we specialize in aviation law matters, ensuring that our clients receive excellent legal services tailored to the aviation sector.
Aviation law demands precision. With our experience and passion, we assist our clients in navigating the complexities of aviation law in Africa and beyond. Whether advising on insurance coverage issues, litigating high-stakes claims, or maneuvering through the intricate landscape of local and international aviation laws and regulations, we combine legal excellence with industry insight to protect our clients' interests in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment.
Our firm represents a diverse range of clients in the aviation sector, including insurers, reinsurers, underwriters, brokers, operators, manufacturers, aircraft maintenance organizations, engineers, pilots, and aviation professionals across the full spectrum of the industry.
For us, aviation law is not a sideline—it's our core focus.
Insurance coverage issues are critical in the aviation sector, especially when dealing with subrogated defense and recoveries. General aviation losses often lead to personal injury claims and commercial disputes that require the expertise of an aviation lawyer. Our legal services also extend to lease management and product liability claims, ensuring businesses are protected. We specialize in drafting commercial agreements, conducting contract revisions and adjustments, and addressing regulatory matters specific to aviation law. Additionally, we provide support for product development and navigate complex drone liability issues. Our team is equipped to assist with accident investigation support, ensuring that all legal aspects are thoroughly covered.
We collaborate with investigators, adjusters, and technical experts in the aviation sector to analyze causal factors and determine insurance coverage implications. Our involvement from the start allows us to gain a deep understanding of the issues and parties involved, providing us with a significant advantage in the further conduct of the matter, leveraging our expertise in aviation law and the legal services we offer as aviation lawyers.
At Wolmarans & Co., we offer clear, decisive guidance on policy interpretation, particularly within the aviation sector, covering aspects such as insurance coverage triggers, exclusions, and policy response issues. Our legal services also focus on industry-specific business and reputational risk management for those navigating aviation law.
From minor property damage claims to total loss and fatal accidents in the aviation sector, we represent our clients through every stage of the claims process. Our team, including skilled aviation lawyers, is experienced in conducting complex, technical, multi-party litigation and negotiating resolutions that ensure the best interests of our clients while addressing their insurance coverage needs.
We pursue and defend claims related to aircraft components, maintenance errors, and manufacturing defects within the framework of aviation law. In subrogated defense and recovery actions, our aviation lawyers ensure that our clients' financial interests and reputation in the aviation sector are safeguarded through targeted and proven litigation strategies, while also addressing insurance coverage issues.
We assist clients in navigating the complex landscape of aviation law, including the various laws, conventions, treaties, regulations, technical standards, and directives that shape the aviation sector in South Africa, Africa, and beyond. Our aviation lawyers ensure that our clients remain compliant with regulations and are well-prepared for emerging challenges, while also providing guidance on insurance coverage and other essential legal services.
We represent our clients in matters arising from passenger injuries, crew safety incidents, and ground operation accidents within the aviation sector. Our legal services include thorough liability analysis and litigation strategies tailored to the unique standards and technical considerations of various aviation environments, ensuring effective representation by a knowledgeable aviation lawyer, particularly in cases involving insurance coverage.
We provide comprehensive legal services to lessors, lessees, operators, and insurers in the aviation sector, focusing on the legal and operational obligations tied to aircraft leasing. Our experienced aviation lawyers assist with drafting and reviewing lease agreements, addressing maintenance and airworthiness responsibilities, and resolving disputes that may impact insurance coverage or financial exposure.
Our aviation lawyers prepare clear and comprehensive contracts tailored specifically for the aviation sector, including maintenance agreements, charter contracts, hangarage agreements, indemnity and ticket wording, as well as settlement release and discharge agreements. We ensure that our clients' contractual relationships comply with aviation law, are enforceable, and align with risk management objectives, all while considering necessary insurance coverage.
As unmanned aircraft systems continue to reshape the aviation sector, we assist insurers and operators in navigating emerging liability exposures related to aviation law. Our legal services include advising on insurance coverage applicability, regulatory compliance, operational risks, and claims arising from drone operations in commercial, industrial, and specialised sectors.
We represent stakeholders in the aviation sector, including aviation insurers, in disputes related to aviation law such as contractual breaches, service agreements, liability allocation, and operational conflicts. Our firm is dedicated to efficiently resolving matters—whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation—while ensuring comprehensive insurance coverage and protecting our clients' legal and commercial interests.
Gerbrandt Wolmarans is the Managing Director and Founder of Wolmarans & Co. Inc., a specialist aviation law practice based in South Africa. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, Gerbrandt obtained his Private Pilot Licence even before receiving his motor vehicle licence—a testament to the passion that continues to inspire his work today in the aviation sector.
He graduated from the University of Pretoria, obtaining his B.Com (Law) and LLB degrees, and has completed various courses including Air Space and Telecommunications Law. For over 10 years, he worked at Savage Jooste & Adams Inc., focusing predominantly on aviation-related matters. Driven by a long-held vision to create a dedicated aviation law practice, he founded Wolmarans & Co. Inc. in 2021 to offer clients highly specialised legal services within the aviation sector.
With over 15 years of experience as an aviation lawyer, Gerbrandt is known for his commitment to excellence, his proactive and solutions-driven approach, and his dedication to resolving matters efficiently and cost-effectively, including issues related to insurance coverage.
Gerbrandt is joined by a team of effective and efficient secretarial and financial staff.