This is the third revised edition of what was described by the English Court of Appeal in C v D as the "standard work" on Bermuda Form excess insurance policies. The Form, first used in the 1980s, covers liabilities for catastrophes such as serious explosions or mass tort litigation and is now widely used by insurance companies. It is unusual in that it includes a clause requiring disputes to be arbitrated under English procedural rules in London but subject to New York substantive law. This calls for a rare mix of knowledge and experience on the part of the lawyers involved, each of whom is required to confront the many differences between English and US law and legal culture. In addition, since the awards of arbitrators are confidential and are not subject to the scrutiny of the courts, the book helps professionals understand the Form's lengthy and complex provisions. The book, first published in 2004, was the first comprehensive analysis of the Bermuda Form. It is frequently cited in Bermuda Form arbitrations and was the joint winner in 2012 of British Insurance Law Association Book Prize for the most notable contribution to literature in the field of law as it affects insurance. It offers a detailed commentary on how the Form is to be construed, its coverage, the substantive law to be applied, the limits of liability, exceptions, and, of course, the procedures to be followed during arbitration proceedings in London. The book will prove invaluable to lawyers, risk managers, and executives of companies which purchase insurance on the Bermuda Form, and to clients, lawyers or arbitrators involved in disputes arising therefrom.

Das Buch setzt sich mit der Verbriefung von Darlehensforderungen in Gestalt forderungsbesicherter Wertpapiere auseinander und legt den Schwerpunkt auf die damit einhergehenden Risiken des Anlegers. Der Verbriefungsvorgang wird allgemein dargestellt und anhand einer Beispielstransaktion nach deutschem Recht eingeordnet. Moegliche Risiken werden untergliedert in allgemeine, objekt-, struktur-, personen-, umfeld- und bewertungsbedingte Risiken sowie nach Durchsetzungsrisiken und unter Berucksichtigung von Wechselwirkungen eingehend beleuchtet. Zur Klarung etwaiger Schadensersatzanspruche werden die Risiken im Rahmen vorvertraglicher Aufklarungspflichten, der Vermoegensverwaltung, Vermoegensbetreuung, Anlageberatung und Anlagevermittlung sowie der Prospekthaftung differenziert auf ihre Aufklarungspflichtigkeit hin untersucht. Weitergehend werden in Betracht kommende Kundigungsrechte des Anlegers bei Risikorealisierung untersucht, wobei sich die Arbeit intensiv mit der Anwendbarkeit der 313, 314 und 490 Abs. 1 BGB auf Inhaberschuldverschreibungen beschaftigt.

Brilliantly written, even by the high standards of the popular Invitations series, this book offers an engaging introduction to law for the rapidly increasing number of students, both at school and beyond, who enrol in law courses.Law is something which surrounds us all from birth. As children we acquire an understanding of right and wrong, Robin Hood, highwaymen and outlaws, cops and robbers and as we grow older we begin to understand that government is also based on principles of law. Though everyday life may rarely if ever have brought most citizens into contact with criminal law, motoring law apart, few can have escaped involvement of one kind or another with such laws as tax laws, the laws saying when shops may open, and at what age you may purchase liquor.Professor Simpson's book is an illuminating guide to the pervasiveness and intricacies of law and an ideal invitation for those interested in its mechanics, purposes and functions. It is a thorough guide to a mysterious and complex institution and profession.

Diese Festschrift wA1/4rdigt die hervorragenden Verdienste des Jubilars um das deutsche Recht und die deutsche ProzeArechtswissenschaft. Die Festschrift erscheint in Deutschland; neben deutschen haben sich auch japanische, Asterreichische, griechische, ungarische und Schweizer Wissenschaftler beteiligt.

"Tanya Acker lays out a common sense approach to deciding when to go-or not to go-to court. Make Your Case is straightforward and an invaluable resource from someone with the legal insight to tell it like it is." -Judge Judy Sheindlin Tanya Acker, co-star of the nationally syndicated and Emmy-nominated show Hot Bench, demystifies civil litigation-from common lawsuits to new cases emanating from Covid-19 and looting (tenant vs. landlord rent disputes, small business damage, and more)-and lays out an expert's guide to legal proceedings inside the courtroom and out, giving readers professional insider information they need to find THEIR WIN in a lawsuit. Millions of people end up in civil court each year. They assume going to court is the next logical step in their fight, but they often have little idea about how the court system works or what they can reasonably expect of it. They make poorly informed judgments about whether court is the best option for solving a problem, what kind of solutions it can provide, and why it proceeds in the (sometimes) counterintuitive way it does. They think "winning" is only about the judgment or verdict rendered by judge or jury. Those "wins" are great-but if you don't know what the process can exact from you or why it works as it does, that blind procession to victory can end up costing you your real win. In Make Your Case, Tanya Acker cuts straight to the essentials, providing curated, targeted advice based on her extensive experience regarding exactly what people want to know: what happens during court proceedings and why, and how to best prepare for it-or how to avoid court entirely and find a better way. Be smart. Be ready. Make your case.

Innovative initiatives for online arbitration are needed to aid in resolving cross-border commercial and consumer disputes in the EU, UK, US and China. This book provides a comparative study of online dispute resolution (ODR) systems and a model of best practices, taking into consideration the features and characteristics of various practical experiences/examples of ODR services and technological development for ODR systems and platforms. The book begins with a theoretical approach, looking into the challenges in the use of online arbitration in commercial transactions and analysing the potential adoption of technology-assisted arbitration (e.g. Basic ODR systems and Intelligent/Advanced ODR systems) in resolving certain types of international commercial and consumer disputes. It then investigates the legal obstacles to adopting ODR by examining the compatibility of technology with current legislation and regulatory development. Finally, it suggests appropriate legal and technological measures to promote the recognition of ODR, in particular online arbitration, for cross-border commercial and consumer disputes. By exploring both the theoretical framework and the practical considerations of online arbitration, this book will be a vital reference for lawyers, policy-makers, government officials, industry professionals and academics who are involved with online arbitration.

To facilitate effective trust management, the Trust Practitioner's Toolkit contains useful checklists, records and forms and is designed as a companion to the popular Trust Practitioner's Handbook. This is an essential support tool and includes over 20 forms and checklists, including ones relating to: - risk management - tax on trust creation - instructions for trust drafting - trust information - trust review. The book is designed to act as an aide memoire for trust practitioners by outlining the procedural tasks which need to be completed at the various stages of work, including creating a trust or file review. It will also help to avoid pitfalls such as missing time limits, filing deadlines, compliance tasks and recording. The features and guidance will also be of benefit to more junior members of staff.

Das IPR-Gesetz 1986 hat sowohl das Schiedsverfahrensrecht als auch das vom Schiedsgericht anzuwendende Kollisionsrecht geAndert. Die Rechtsprechung hat zu bedeutsamen Streitfragen der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit Stellung bezogen. Die Schiedsordnungen sind teilweise grundlegenden Revisionen unterzogen worden. Weitere Staaten sind dem UN-Aoebereinkommen beigetreten, in anderen ist die Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit neu geregelt worden. Die Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit hat die staatliche Gerichtsbarkeit national und international in verschiedenen Bereichen zurA1/4ckgedrAngt.Die Darstellung des deutschen Schiedsverfahrens fA1/4hrt anhand eines Falles durch sAmtliche Stationen und bietetdem Benutzer verlAssliche Leitlinien fA1/4r seine Dispositionen. Das internationale Schiedsverfahren berA1/4cksichtigt neben dem autonomen Recht die zahlreichen StaatsvertrAge und bringt eine LAnderA1/4bersicht A1/4ber die Durchsetzbarkeit deutscher SchiedssprA1/4che im Ausland. Die wesentlichen nationalen und internationalen Schiedsgerichtsinstitutionen und Musterschiedsordnungen werden eingehend dargestellt.

Das Buch liefert eine handbuchartige, rechtsvergleichende Darstellung der in einem internationalen Wirtschaftsschiedsverfahren auftretenden Rechtsprobleme, mit denen sich der Praktiker im Hinblick auf die standige Zunahme derartiger Verfahren immer wieder konfrontiert sieht. Der Autor legt dabei besonderes Gewicht auf die Verknupfung verfahrens- und materiellrechtlicher Aspekte.Der Verfasser untersucht neben den in der Schweiz und in den Niederlanden erlassenen Schiedsgesetzen auch das UNCITRAL-Modellgesetz fur die internationale Handelsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit. Neben diesen Gesetzen werden die UNCITRAL-Schiedsordnung sowie die Schiedsordnungen der Zurcher Handelskammer und des Niederlandischen Schiedsgerichtsinstituts analysiert.Im Interesse der Benutzerfreundlichkeit fur den Praktiker sind die besprochenen Gesetze und Schiedsordnungen sowie die entsprechenden Musterschiedsklauseln und die New Yorker Konvention uber die Anerkennung und Vollstreckung auslandischer Schiedsspruche im Anhang abgedruckt."

With the introduction of the Rome I Regulation, new legislation has become effective in International Contract Law in Europe and Germany. The latest developments are now commented on in best Staudinger quality and thoroughness. This most extensive commentary on the Rome I Regulation also examines questions of detail such as the choice-of-venue and arbitration agreements that are important for daily practice. In addition, particular consideration is devoted to the latest revisions regarding consumer protection for special areas and compulsory insurance contracts in the Introductory Law to the German Civil Code (EGBGB, Articles 46b and c).

This book provides a counter-balance to the traditional focus on judicial decisions by exploring the contribution of legal scholars to the development of private law. In the book the work of a selection of leading scholars of contract law from across the common law world, ranging from Sir Jeffrey Gilbert (1674-1726) to Professor Brian Coote (1929-2019), is addressed by legal historians and current scholars in the field. The focus is on the nature of the work produced by the scholars in question, important influences on their work, and the impact which that work in turn had on thinking about contract law. The book also includes an introductory chapter and an afterword by Professor William Twining that explore connections between the scholars and recurrent themes. The process of subjecting contract law scholarship to sustained analysis provides new insights into the intellectual development of contract law and reveals the central role played by scholars in that process. And by focusing attention on the work of influential contract scholars, the book serves to emphasise the importance of legal scholarship to the development of the common law more generally.