Causation in Insurance Contract Law

ISBN-13: 9781032153759 / Twarda / 2024 / 270 str.

UK) Song Meixian (University of Exeter

Opis

Causation is a crucial and complex matter in ascertaining whether a particular loss or damage is covered in an insurance policy or in a tort claim, and is an issue that cannot be escaped.

Spis treści

Chapter One: Introduction to the Law of Insurance Causation. Chapter Two: Causation and Interpretation. Chapter Three: Tests of Causation in Insurance Contract Law. Chapter Four: But For Test in Tort. Chapter Five: Concurrent Causes. Chapter 6: Defining and Interpreting the Cause of Loss. Chapter 7: Seven Causation and Machinery for Qualifying Losses. Chapter 8: Eight Burden and Standard of Proof. Chapter 9: Causal Notions under Insurance Act 2015: beyond the proximate cause of loss

O autorze

 Dr Meixian Song is Associate Professor at Dalian Maritime University, editor of Lloyd’s Shipping and Trade Law. She also holds academic post at University of Reading. Meixian was lecturer at University of Exeter, then moved to University of Southampton. Meixian’s research interest lies in maritime law and commercial law. She has recently published articles in Legal Studies, Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly and Journal of Business Law.