The York-Antwerp Rules: The Principles and Practice of General Average Adjustment (Lloyd's Shipping Law Library) - Hardcover

Harvey, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843118866 ISBN 13: 9781843118862

Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, this book is an essential read for practitioners in maritime law and marine insurance. The book contains: · Historical references regarding the establishment of GeneralAverage from Roman Law onwards · Establishment of the International rules: · The Glasgow Resolution 1860 · The York rules of 1864 · The York-Antwerp Rules 1877, 1890, 1924, 1950, 1974 & 1994 · The variation and changes to the text in 2004 but only those which had a significant effect · Why the 2004 changes were not universally adopted; and · General average security.

About this title

About the Author:

Geoffrey Hudson is a barrister and consultant average adjuster. He is a Titulary Member of the Comité Maritime International and a Vice-President of the British Maritime Law Association, having previously served as Chairman of its Executive Committee and Convenor of its General Average Committee.

Michael Harvey is an average adjuster. He is a Fellow of the Association of Average Adjusters and served as Chairman in 2004/5. He served on the London insurance market committee that devised and revised the International Hull Clauses in 2002 and 2003. He has addressed the International Marine Claims Conference on several occasions and chaired the sub-committee that formulated the IMCC Claims Handling Guidelines of 2009.

About this edition

• Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1843118866
• ISBN 13: 9781843118862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464