Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne flight from Newquay’s Spaceport Cornwall facility, is possible only because new regulations in force since 2021, have been crafted following years of consultation. It's a model for how to carefully align enabling laws with the needs of a rapidly evolving industry to ensure regulation liberates commercial space activity in the UK To conduct even a horizontal launch inevitably...

Last weeks’ UN General Assembly vote in favour of a resolution stopping countries conducting direct-ascent anti-satellite tests that create debris, is a step forward to reinforce International norms of Space use, and probably the best we can hope for given the genealogy of Space Laws and the inevitable pace at which changes can be made. Use of Space requires acceptance...

Lecote Space Lawyers will be presenting at Paris Space Week 28 &29th March 2018, Paris Orly, France. We hope to see you there but if you can’t attend and have any questions about legal issues relating to the commercial space industry just contact us.

Elon Musk’s decision to use his own Tesla Roadster as a mass simulator for the test launch of Space X’s Falcon Heavy rocket has caught the imagination of millions around the world - but what are the legal issues which relate to launching a car in space? Andrew Sparrow, Founder of Lecote Space Lawyers explains.

Lecote Space Lawyers Founder, Andrew Sparrow will be running the 2018 Paris Marathon on 1 April 2018. Many thanks to everyone who supported Andrew’s French Riviera Marathon success. Andrew will be posting details of how to support his Paris Marathon run shortly.

Twenty Twenty Vision – The Spaceflight Bill 2017 Three years is not a long time, particularly when ambitious goals are set. Yet 2020 is the year envisaged for the UK’s first spaceport. To realise a spaceport you need legislation to authorise and regulate space activity – which is precisely what the Spaceflight Bill 2017 does. Published in February this is...

From the Russian Moon to GPS Why Intellectual Property is vital to the success of the UAE Space Industry’s journey to Global market share A Space industry lawyer believes that on the 70th anniversary of its launch, Sputnik still has a direct message to the growing UAE Space sector. Andrew Sparrow, Founder, Lecote Space Lawyers at the Harwell Space Campus...

Lecote Space Lawyers attended the 2017 Starmus Festival held in Trondheim, Norway. The Starmus Festival was born to celebrate science and the arts with the goal of bringing an understanding and appreciation of science to the public at large. This years’ speakers included Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11 Astronaut), Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, Charlie Duke (Apollo 16 Astronaut) Harrison Schmitt (Apollo...

The other side of the street – How the UK Space industry can benefit from the historic growth of Internet companies A man searched under a streetlamp for his watch. Asked: ‘Did you drop it here?’ ‘No, way over on the other side of the street’ he replied. ‘So why are you looking here if you know it’s over there?...

Lecote Technology Lawyers are exhibiting and providing legal advice workshops at the UK Space Conference 2017 between 30 May and 1 June 2017. This year held in Manchester the Space Conference is the leading national forum to discuss the changing political, economic and technological landscape impacting the UK space industry. Lecote will be advising on legal issues including flight software...