The Law of Insurance Warranties

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Dr Alastair Owen has had a successful career in the international energy sector, holding senior positions in Australia, India, Hong Kong and South Korea, as well as the UK. He studied law as an undergraduate and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. He has completed the Advanced Management Programme at Insead and holds both an LLM in International Commercial Law and a PhD in Law.

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The book provides a detailed review of efforts to reform the law on insurance warranties in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, arguing that none of these have been successful.

Contenu

1. Introduction

Section One: History, Issues and Challenges

2. The Evolution and History of Insurance Warranties

3. The Law of Insurance Warranties Prior to the Insurance Act 2015

4. Implied Warranties

5. Challenges and Issues: Problems with the Law on Warranties and Potential Solutions
   for Resolving Them

6. The Law Commission's Historic Reviews of Insurance Warranties and Proposal for Reform in England and Wales 1957 to 2012

Section Two: Reform Initiatives in Australia, New Zealand and the UK

7. The Law on Insurance Warranties in Australia

8. The Law on Insurance Warranties in New Zealand

9. The 2014 Law Commission Proposals for Reform of the Law of Warranties

10. The Insurance Act 2015: An Effective Reform of the Law on Warranties?

11. Implied Warranties

12. An International Comparative Analysis: Stress-Testing the Existing Law on Insurance Warranties in Australia, New Zealand and the UK

Section 3: An Alternate Approach to the Treatment of Insurance Warranties

13. A New Approach

14 Stress-Testing the Alternate Approach

15. Conclusion