A Practical Guide to Drone Law (Paperback)

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Sat, 15 Sep 2018 | Review by: Phillip T.

IF IT’S JUST FOR FUN, CAN IT BE ILLEGAL? An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister” There are a lot of people out there who regard a drone as a fun purchase – a toy of sorts. Well it is, more often than not, except when you consider the increasing popularity and the proliferation of drones and the potential dangers of these things flying around and hitting you on the head. ‘There oughta be a law,’ you might say – and there is – thoroughly, clearly and entertainingly explained in this compact legal text from Law Brief Publishing. Here then is an area of law which is very new, relatively speaking, but which links to other areas of law which are very old, from property, trespass and negligence to contract, nuisance and much, much more, including insurance and intellectual property issues, explained quite succinctly in this book, considering that this is potentially a far-ranging and complicated subject. Having succeeded in producing this the first authoritative legal text on drones, authors Rufus Ballaster, Andrew Firman and Eleanor Clot, a drone regulation expert, have aimed it at ‘lawyers who are interested in work for the drone industry in England and Wales’ who require a work where they can find the relevant law. ‘We know of no such book,’ they add, ‘so we wrote it.’ It has also been their aim, fortunately, to make the book, in their words, ‘accessible to lawyers and normal human beings alike’, including those who contemplate using drones for recreational, professional or indeed military use. ‘Normal human beings’ even lawyers, will certainly appreciate the extensive coverage of the topic that this book provides, complete with real life examples and straightforward information and advice pertaining to the applicable law, which, as the authors admit, will inevitably be subject to rapid change. The relevant legal topics are covered in the first ten chapters followed by a discussion of the current and potentially future uses of drones, including an overview of unpiloted flight. Drones can be used everywhere from routine delivery, to emergency services, to media and the arts, to applications which are both dangerous and illegal. Is there any use for which you cannot develop a drone? Consider this sobering thought in contemplation of the content of this book, which serves as a very useful indicator of the ways in which the law will, or should, be applied when cases involving drones eventually turn up in court. The publication date of this slim volume is cited as at 30th November 2017 – and in view of fast-moving realities – we look forward to the imminent publication of a second -- and much larger -- edition.

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