The Modern Law of Marine Insurance

Auteur

D. Rhidian Thomas is Professor Emeritus of Maritime Law and Founder Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University, Wales, UK. Previously he held academic positions at universities in the UK, and has held visiting positions at universities in Europe, Scandinavia, North America and Far East. In 2010/2011 he held the Francqui Chair at the University of Leuven and in 2019 received an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Gothenburg. In 2022 he delivered the Professor William Tetley lecture at Tulane University, USA.

Texte du rabat

This fifth volume in the series comprises ten contributions written by an expert team of academics and practitioners. Collectively they analyse and expound many of the contemporary legal issues and debates in the law and practice of marine insurance.

Contenu

Table of Cases, Table of Legislation, Authors' Biographies, Foreword, Preface, Chapter 1 Maritime Class Actions, Litigation Funding, and the Role of After-the-Event (ATE) Insurance, Chapter 2 Insuring Remote-Controlled and Autonomous Shipping: A Paradigm Shift in Law and Insurance Markets Required?, Chapter 3 Direct and Third-Party Claims against P&I Clubs, Chapter 4 Neither Fish nor Flesh nor Good Red Herring: A Comparative Study of the Law Relating to Marine Insurance Brokers, Chapter 5 The Development of the Law of Remedies for an Unfair Presentation of the Risk, Chapter 6 Insurers and the Law of Fraud: A Success Story and the Case for Regulatory Intervention, Chapter 7 Implied Marine Warranties and the Insurance Act 2015, Chapter 8 The Proximate Causes of Loss, Chapter 9 Marine Insurance Cover for Detainment of Vessels by a Foreign State: The Team Tango Case, Chapter 10 Jurisdictional Rules and Anti-Suit Injunctions Post-Brexit: Uncertainties and Opportunities, Appendices, Insurance Act 2015, Marine Insurance Act 1906, Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010, Index