The Canadian Manual of International Air Carriage is a practical guide to the law of international air carriage, particularly as it applies in Canada under the Carriage by Air Act and Canadian judicial authorities. It provides a clear guide to the choice of law and jurisdiction in any specific carriage and explains the legal provisions and principles applicable to a contract of air carriage in given circumstances. The book draws together the numerous and disparate provisions of the treaties governing air carriage into a coherent, organized, and easily accessible framework for the analysis of legal claims and the conduct of international air carriage litigation in Canada.
Specialists in aviation law will find this a useful book for easy reference. The book will also serve as a practical guide to practitioners without extensive experience in this field when they are advising clients and handling litigation. Finally, jurists, arbitrators, mediators, and members of the aviation and insurance communities will find it helpful when dealing with claims and losses arising from international air carriage.

John Holding was called to the Ontario Bar in 1959, followed by the Bars of Alberta and the Yukon. In 1971, he was appointed a Queen's Counsel.

Mr. Holding was a senior partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and its predecessor, Toronto law firm Borden & Elliot. He retired as a senior partner and former head of litigation in December 2002, after 43 years with the firms. Mr. Holding is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, The Advocates' Society, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. He has been recognized nationally and internationally as a leader of the Canadian aviation bar.

John Holding is now a member of the mediation and arbitration panels of ADR Chambers, a Toronto-based alternative dispute resolution group.

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