The new edition of this British Insurance Law Association (BILA)-award
winning text is the definitive reference source for marine cargo
insurance law.
Written by an author who was closely involved with the revisions to the
Institute Cargo Clauses 2009, the work expertly examines marine cargo
insurance by reference to important English and foreign legal cases as
well as the Marine Insurance Act 1906. Logically arranged to reflect the
structure of the Institute Cargo Clauses, the most widely used standard
form of cover, this text offers easy to find solutions for today's busy
practitioner.
New to this edition:
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Completely revised to include the Insurance Act 2015 (duty of fair
presentation; warranties, fraudulent claims)
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Brand new chapter on the revised Institute Ancillary and Trade
Clauses, including those to be introduced on 1 November 2015
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Increased coverage of jurisdiction and choice of law, particularly
taking into account the Rome I Regulation
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Enhanced coverage of the issue of Constructive Total Loss
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Consideration of the Law Reform Commission's proposals for the reform
of insurance law, and further amendments to the Marine Insurance Act
1906.
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Covers latest developments in the Enterprise Bill for damages for late
payment of claims
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Fully updated with all of the influential cases since 2009, including:
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- The Cendor MOPU, one of the most important marine insurance cases of
the last 50 years.
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- Clothing Management v Beazley Solutions
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- Notable hull cases such as Versloot Dredging v HDI Gerling on
fraudulent devices
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- Influential foreign cases taken from this book's sister text,
International Cargo Insurance
This unique text is a one-stop resource for marine insurance lawyers
handling cargo claims, and will also be of interest to students and
researchers of maritime law.
