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The Law of Liability Insurance, 3rd Edition (Volumes 1 and 2)

The Law of Liability Insurance, 3rd Edition (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Derrington, D; Ashton, R
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409334098
Published In: October 2013
Format: Paperback (2 volumes)
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
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The Law of Liability Insurance addresses a specialist niche of law with comprehensive coverage of common law and statute. Liability insurance provides indemnity against loss to the insured flowing from their liability to another. Types of liability insurance discussed in this two volume work include: motor vehicle, product liability, directors' and officers', employers' liability, professional indemnity, householders' liability, home contents, occupiers' liability, aviation.

The Law of Liability Insurance is the decisive title covering the fundamental areas of insurance liability. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated. The area of insurance has changed significantly since the publication of the second edition in 2005. The authors? renowned expertise have woven these developments throughout the new edition and offer insightful analysis and vital references.

The purpose of The Law of Liability Insurance is to provide for practitioners and insurers a practical discussion of matters where controversy arises, and to provide the authorities upon which the discussion is based.

Features
• Comprehensive two volume
• High level practitioner work
• Detailed reference to authorities on subjects discussed, with commentary on their relevance and validity.
• References to articles by learned authors on specific issues.
• Extensive Index to contents
Chapter 1: Liability Insurance
Chapter 2: The Contract of Insurance
Chapter 3: Construction
Chapter 4: Utmost Good Faith and Disclosure
Chapter 5: The Proposal and Misrepresentation
Chapter 6: Interim Cover
Chapter 7: The Policy
Chapter 8: The Cover
Chapter 9: Conditions
Chapter 10: Exclusions
Chapter 11: Special Forms of Insurance Cover
Chapter 12: Election, Waiver and Estoppel
Chapter 13: Actions Between Parties
The Honourable Dr Desmond Derrington QC began his career in 1945 as a 14-year-old clerk in the Public Curator's Office, retired earlier this year as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland and is now an Adjunct Professor in the University of Queensland's T.C. Beirne School of Law. A University of Queensland graduate, he was admitted to the Bar in 1954, took silk in 1974 and became a Queensland Supreme Court Judge in 1982. His service includes the Land Appeals Court (president 1985-87), the Medical Assessment Tribunal (1988-89), the Election Tribunal (1990) and the Mental Health Tribunal (president 1992-94).

Ronald Shaw Ashton practiced law at Minter Ellison for 25 years (during which time he headed the Insurance and Corporate Risk Group and was Senior Partner and Chairman of partners in Queensland), Ron Ashton commenced practice at the Bar in 2005 where he now has a busy practice dealing predominantly with insurance and commercial matters.