Marsden Law Book

Insurance Law is governed to some extent by the general law of contract. Over the years, however, it has developed many principles of its own, which present new challenges and complexities for the student of insurance law. Birds’ Modern Insurance Law provides an invaluable analysis of the increasingly complex legal rules affecting contracts of insurance. The aim throughout is to offer a concise explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law in a straightforward manner.

This 6th edition has been revised to take account of all the latest case law and other developments in insurance which have occured since the last edition. These include : 

• developments in the law of insurable interest
• case law on the continuing duty of good faith
• clarification of the duty to disclose material facts
• the regulatory structure set up under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 in so far as it affects insurance

Birds’ Modern Insurance Law is the leading introduction to this complex area of law. It is an ideal guide for undergraduate and postgraduate law students, students studying for professional examinations, professionals working in the insurance industry and advising on insurance law.

The MLJ Handbook Series has been prepared principally as a practical reference tool for lawyers and in-house counsels on specific technical areas of legal practice. Each handbook puts together in a handy volume narrative text on practice, applicable parent legislation (with annotations) together with relevant subsidiary legislation and forms commonly used in practice. Where possible, procedural tables are included, providing step-by-step guidance to procedurally difficult areas and setting out the applicable time limits.

The approach is practical, the layout is reader-friendly and clear guides assist the reader to locate specific topics quickly and efficiently. Each handbook has a comprehensive index which provides a useful key to unlock the wealth of material residing within the book.

Each handbook in the series focuses on an area of Malaysian law which has developed a body of local jurisprudence and legal principles distinct from that of other commonwealth jurisdictions. Members of the Bar and Bench, in-house counsels and academics should find the handbooks an indispensable resource for detailed statements of Malaysian practice and procedure not available in foreign publications.

This volume on Insurance Handbook contains the following:

• Practice
• Legislation
• Insurance Act 1996 ( ACT 553)
• Rules of the High Court 1980 (Order 18 and 42 r 12)
• Forms