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The York-Antwerp Rules: Principles and Practice of a General Average Adjustment, 4th Edition

The York-Antwerp Rules: Principles and Practice of a General Average Adjustment, 4th Edition

Author: N. Geoffrey Hudson; Michael Harvey
Publisher: Informa Publishing
ISBN: 9781138285798
Published In: September 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, and updated to include a detailed analysis of the new rules adopted in 2016, this book is an essential read for practitioners in maritime law and marine insurance.

The book contains:-
- historical references regarding the establishment of General Average from Roman Law onwards;
- details of the establishment of International rules to achieve uniformity in the adjustment of General Average and their development:
- the Glasgow Resolutions of 1860;　
- the York rules of 1864; and
- the York-Antwerp Rules 1877, 1890, 1924, 1950, 1974, 1994, 2004 and 2016;
- a detailed analysis of the York-Antwerp Rules 2016;　
- CMI Guidelines relating to General Average;
- general average security;
- general average absorption clauses; and　
- new to this edition: insurance of average disbursements.
The book contains:
• Historical references regarding the establishment of General Average from Roman Law onwards
• Establishment of the International rules;
- The Glasgow Resolution 1860
- The York rules of 1864
- The York-Antwerp Rules 1877, 1890, 1924, 1950, 1974 & 1994
• The variation and changes to the text in 2004 but only those which had a significant effect
• Why the 2004 changes were not universally adopted
• General average security
Both authors are fellows of the Association of Average Adjusters and have been chairmen of the association in the course of their careers. Geoffrey Hudson has attended every conference of the Comité Maritime International since 1974 and until 2004. Michael Harvey has also taken a leading part with the Association Mondiale de Dispacheurs and is currently acting as its treasurer.