Hart Publishing Textbook Catalogue 2019

Insurance Law THIRD EDITION Insurance Law Doctrines and Principles John Lowry, Philip Rawlings and Robert Merkin The third edition of Insurance Law: Doctrines and Principles follows the widely acclaimed first and second editions. It provides a detailed examination of the developing law of insurance, combining exposition of the law with critical analysis. The book is designed with the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students in mind. The text is enhanced by extensive citations to case law and academic commentaries, making the book ideal for students, scholars and practitioners alike. This new edition reflects the many changes that have occurred in the law of insurance since the second edition was published in 2005. The book is divided into two parts. Part I considers the regulation of insurance business and the general principles underlying the law of insurance contracts. Part II examines the way in which these principles are shaped by the particular insurance context in which they operate. The book is readable and authoritative, with a sound grasp of the realities of insurance practice; it is well sourced and generous with supplementary points. John Lowry is Professor of Law at University College London. Philip Rawlings is The Roy Goode Professor of Commercial Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London. Robert Merkin is Lloyd's Law Reports Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Southampton; Consultant at Norton Rose Group; President of the British Insurance Law Association; and Vice President of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA). Sept 2011 9781849462013 618pp Pbk RSP: £49.99 17 Guidebook to Intellectual Property Sir Robin Jacob, Daniel Alexander QC and Matthew Fisher This is a unique book about Intellectual Property. It is aimed not only at law students studying the subject but also at interested users of IP - business people, inventors, scientists, designers and the like. It provides an outline of the basic legal principles which underpin and reguilate the subject, educatuing the reader as to the shape of the law. However, critically, it also gives insight into how the system actually works.You cannot understand chess by merely learning the rules - you also have to know how the game is played: so too with Intellectual Property. To achieve its object the authors deliberately avoid technicalities: keeping things simple, yet direct. There are no footnotes to distract. Although cases are, inevitably, referred to, they are explained in a pithy, accessible manner. The authors try wherever possible to be both serious and light-hearted at the same time. All major areas of IP - patents, trade marks, copyright and designs - are covered, along with briefer treatment of other rights and subjects such as breach of confidence, plant varieties and databases. Sir Robin Jacob is currently the Hugh Laddie Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University College London. Daniel Alexander QC is a barrister at 8 New Square Chambers. Matthew Fisher is a Senior Lecturer at University College London. Sept 2013 9781849463256 272pp Pbk RSP: £25.99 Intellectual Property Law