This is a research project on marine insurance. The question : “Insurable Interest – is it still justifiable to request an insurable interest to make a claim in marine insurance? You may take a comparative approach to answer this question.”

Project on Marine Insurance.

blue- Research Project on Marine Insurance – Law of International Trade. The question : “Insurable Interest – is it still justifiable to request an insurable interest to make a claim in marine insurance? You may take a comparative approach to answer this question.” Essay of 3,000 words (excluding footnotes and ANNOTATED bibliography) – annotated bibliography; Critical analysis of the relevant issues, and arguments, both legal and non legal, in the area, identifying and evaluating competing perspectives whilst showing an awareness of present day topical issues and new concepts; Arguments to consider : whether it is justifiable or NOT to request an insurable interest to make a claim in marine insurance.

Project on Marine Insurance.

In order to to answer the Research Project question , please do AN EXPANDED RESEARCH (+ the sources that are provided below) !!!!! Amount of sources (references) that MUST be used – 40 at least: * roughly 15-16 cases; * 2 main acts (see below in “Legislation”); * The rest are journal articles, books and reports. Legislation to use: – Marine Insurance Act 1906 – The Insurance Act 2015 Case Law to use and discuss in the research project: – Lucena v Craufurd (1806) 2 B&P (NR) 269 (uploaded below) * Indemnity case law: – Castellain v Preston (1883) 11 Q.B.D. 380 – The Xantho (1887) 12 App. Cas. 503 – British & Foreign Marine Insurance Co v Gaunt [1921] 2 A.C. 41, 5

Project on Marine Insurance.

* Insurable Interest case law: – Macaura v Northern Assurance Company Ltd (HL) [925] (uploaded below) and Kosmopoulos v Constitution Insurance Co (Canadian SC) – Anderson v Morice (1876) 1 App. Cas. 713 – John Gillanders Inglis v William Ravenhill Stock (1885) 10 App. Cas. 263 – Ebsworth v Alliance Marine (1873) L.R. 8 C.P. 596 – Tomlinson v Hepburn [1966] A.C. 451 – Heath Lambert Ltd v Sociedad de Corretaje de Seguros et al [2006] EWHC 1345 (Comm) * Uberrimae Fidei (Utmost Good Faith) case law: – The Good Luck [1988] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 514, 546 – Manifest Shipping Co Ltd v Uni-Polaris Insurance Co Ltd (The Star Sea) [2001] 2 W.L.R. 170

Project on Marine Insurance.

* Agents and the duty of good faith case law: – American Airlines v Hope [1974] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 301 – Ionides v Pacific Fire & Marine Insurance Co (1871) L.R. 6 Q.B. 674 * Duty of Fair Presentation case law: – Young v Royal and Sun Alliance [2020] – Quadra Commodities SA v XL Insurance Company Relevant source: Useful Reading List: – International trade law Book by Indira Carr; Peter Stone 2018; – Law of international trade: cross-border commercial transactions Book by Jason Chuah 2019 ; https://youtu.be/gLzcPiHWSfI

The International Sale of Goods Book by M G Bridge 2017 ; – Schmitthoff’s export trade: the law and practice of international trade Book by Carole Murray; David Holloway; Daren Timson-Hunt I2012 ; – Shipping law Book by Simon Baughen 2019; – Atiyah and Adams’ sale of goods Book by Christian Twigg-Flesner; Rick Canavan; Hector L. MacQueen; P. S. Atiyah 2016;

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