Liability Insurance in International Arbitration: The Bermuda Form 3rd ed

Richard Jacobs, Lorelie S. Masters, Paul Stanley QC

ISBN13: 9781509917259
Published: November 2021
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback

This is the third revised edition of what has become and 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, surprisingly, 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 will also be required to confront the many differences between English and US legal culture. A related feature of the Form is that the awards of arbitrators are confidential and not subject to the scrutiny of the courts. Therefore, while many lawyers have been involved in litigating on the Bermuda Form their knowledge remains locked away. The Bermuda Form is thus not well understood, a situation not helped by the lack of publications dealing with it. Accordingly, those required to deal with the Form professionally are confronted with a lengthy and complex document, but with very little to aid their understanding of it.

This unique and comprehensive work 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. This is a book which will prove invaluable to lawyers, risk managers, and executives of companies which purchase insurance on the Bermuda Form, and clients, lawyers or arbitrators involved in disputes arising therefrom.

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Q&A

Who is this book for? Insurance lawyers, arbitrators, risk managers, and executives dealing with Bermuda Form excess liability policies.

What makes the Bermuda Form unusual? It requires arbitration in London under English procedural rules but applies New York substantive law — an unusual cross-jurisdictional mix.

Why is this book considered the standard reference? It was described as the standard work on the Bermuda Form by the English Court of Appeal in C v D.

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