Shipping / Transportation Law

Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law

By Baris Soyer
Informa Law November 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781843117742
Publisher
Informa Law
Publication
November 2008
Format
Hardback , 336 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law provides a comprehensive, coherent and practical legal analysis of the work currently undertaken by the English and Scottish Law Commissions with a view to reforming the current legal regime.

Written by a team of experts from the legal profession, insurance market and academia, this book offers a critical discussion on the legal and practical implications of planned law reform in this area.

Including contributions by a panel of experts: The Hon Mr Justice Aikens; Martin Bakes; Professor Howard Bennett; Derrick Cole, Peter MacDonald Eggers; Professor Rob Merkin; Mark Templeman QC and Alan Weir.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Insurance Contract Law Reform in England (and Wales) and Scotland
David Hertzell (Law Commissioner)

 

Chapter 2

 Pre-contractual Information Duties and the Law Commissions' Review
Martin Bakes (Partner, Herbert Smith LLP)

 

Chapter 3

Materiality: The Search for Practicality
Alan Weir (Partner, Ince & Co)

 

Chapter 4

Reforming Pre-contractual Information Duties of the Intermediaries of the Assured
Professor Rob Merkin (University of Southampton and Consultant Barlow Lyde and Gilbert LLP)

 

Chapter 5

Reforming Warranties
The Hon Mr Justice Aikens (High Court of Justice)

 

Chapter 6

Reforming Insurance Warranties: Are We Finally Moving Forwards?
Dr Baris Soyer (Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University)

 

Chapter 7

Reflections on Values
Professor Howard Bennett (Hind Professor of Commercial Law, University of Nottingham)

 

Chapter 8

Reforming Insurable Interest
Mr Mark Templeman QC (Barrister, Essex Court Chambers)

 

Chapter 9

Utmost Good Faith and the Presentation and Handling of Claims
Peter MacDonald Eggers (Barrister, 7 King’s Bench Walk)

 

Chapter 10

Law Commissions Reform Proposals on Marine and Commercial Insurance: A Practitioner's Perspective
Derrick Cole (Past BILA Chairman and Broker)

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