Good Faith and Insurance Contracts

Peter MacDonald Eggers QC is a silk at 7KBW, where he specialises in all aspects of commercial law, with a particular focus on insurance and reinsurance. Simon Picken QC is a silk at 7KBW, where his wide-ranging practice involves all types of contractual disputes with a special emphasis on insurance/reinsurance disputes. Patrick Foss is a partner at Norton Rose. He is a dispute resolution lawyer, and he specialises in all areas of marine/energy insurance and shipping dispute resolution

Chapter 1. The Insurance Contract Uberrimae Fidei Chapter 2. Other Contracts of the Utmost Good Faith Chapter 3. The Nature of the Duty of the Utmost Good Faith Chapter 4. The Source of the Duty of Utmost Good Faith Chapter 5. Law Reform Chapter 6. Legislation Affecting the Duty of Good Faith Chapter 7. The Assured's Duty of Full Disclosure at Placing Chapter 8. The Exceptions to the Duty of Disclosure at Placing Chapter 9. Modification of the Duty of Disclosure at Placing Chapter 10. The Post-Contractual Duty of Good Faith Chapter 11. The Assured's Duty of Utmost Good Faith and Claims Chapter 12. The Insurer's Duty Chapter 13. Third Parties Chapter 14. Materiality and Inducement Chapter 15. Examples of Material Facts Chapter 16. Remedies Chapter 17. The Loss of the Right to Avoid the Contract of to Rely Upon a Breach of Warranty Chapter 18. Evidence: How to Prove a Breach of a Defence Chapter 19. Issues Affecting Conflict of Laws and Dispute Resolution