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‘Disputes in Space’ is a podcast series from A&O Shearman’s Future Disputes Group, bringing together lawyers and leading industry experts to examine where disputes are most likely to emerge in the space sector, and how businesses can prepare. Monckton members feature in two of the three episodes on areas shaping the future space economy.
‘Collisions in space: who is responsible to whom?’
The rapid growth in satellites and orbital debris has heightened the risk of in orbit collisions. This episode examines why fault-based liability is difficult to apply in space, the challenges of attribution and evidence, and the growing importance of space situational awareness data. This is a particularly current topic given the breaking news that in December 2025 a second Starlink satellite suffered an anomaly which generated debris.
Michael Bowsher KC features alongside A&O Shearman partner Arthur Sauzay and CEO of Aldoria Romain Lucken to examine the disputes risks arising from an increasingly congested orbital environment.
Listen here: ‘Collisions in space: who is responsible to whom?’
‘The asteroid gold rush: space mining and the disputes of the future’
As launch costs fall and technology advances, commercial space mining is moving closer to reality. However, while our commercial ambitions have raced forward, our legal frameworks have not. The global regulatory landscape is fragmented and ill-equipped to deal with overlapping claims, competing rights, or conflicts concerning extraction in space. The result is an environment primed for complex, multi-layered disputes. This episode looks ahead to emerging off-Earth supply chains and examines why current legal frameworks are unfit to manage competing claims over space resources.
Jenn Lawrence features alongside A&O Shearman partner Andrew Denny and Global Head of Arbitration Marie Stoyanov to explore why space mining is poised to become a major source of future disputes.
Listen here: ‘The asteroid gold rush: space mining and the disputes of the future’