Will the Insurance Act suffer the same lawyerly sleight of hand that largely neutralised the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act?

A piece of delayed legislation, which finally comes into effect this summer, will make it easier for accident victims to secure compensation from an insolvent insured

The UK heard case of Beazley & Others v Al-Ahleia concerned a claims control clause (CCC) in a reinsurance. Compliance with the CCC was a condition precedent to the liability of reinsurers.

Insurers and insureds alike tend to think of "disclosure" in terms of the pre-contractual duty of the insured to disclose to the insurer every material circumstance known or deemed to be known to the insured.

The English and Scottish Law Commissions have combined forces to publish a consultation paper setting out proposals for reform of the law relating to misrepresentation, non-disclosure and warranties.