Buckley on Insurance Law is the authoritative work on the subject of Irish insurance law and is the reference of choice for all practitioners.
The book is cited authoritatively in the courts and in arbitrations. This new edition deals with the major areas of non-marine and non-life insurance and the legal principles underpinning them. It deals comprehensively with the implications of the recent UK and Irish decisions in relation to policy interpretation.
- Features numerous cases relating to insurance and insurance law decided in Ireland
and the UK since 2016.
- Deals with the legislative changes introduced by the Consumer Insurance Contracts
Act 2019.
- All chapters have been revised and rewritten to incorporate recent developments, and
many have been expanded to cover areas not previously addressed in previous editions.
- Revises and updates the content generally on the main classes of non-marine and non life insurance.
About the Authors
Declan Buckley SC
Graduate of University College Cork (BCL) in 1985 and King's Inns (BL) in 1987. Called to
the Bar in 1987 and to the Inner Bar in 2009. An accredited mediator, he has successfully
mediated many policy disputes. He has furnished advice to insurers and policyholders on
all aspects of insurance law over the years. He also has extensive litigation experience and
acted in numerous insurance cases in the courts, at mediations and at arbitration.
Austin J. Buckley, Dip Law, B.C.L. LLM, FCI.
Worked in the insurance industry for almost 40 years beginning as an underwriter of
motor, property and liability insurance and then as managing director of a major firm
of insurance brokers. A Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a chartered
insurance practitioner, he obtained his qualifications in law from University College Cork.
An independent consultant since 1998, he provided professional advice and expert witness
support to policyholders, insurers, brokers, loss adjusters, and the legal profession. He has
given expert evidence at numerous arbitrations and in High Court proceedings
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Insurance and the Law
Chapter 2 Insurance Intermediaries
Chapter 3 Duty of Disclosure
Chapter 4 General Principles of Insurance
Chapter 5 General Policy Terms and Conditions
Chapter 6 Arbitration Condition
Chapter 7 Claims Notification, Co-operation and Procedure
Chapter 8 Policy Interpretation
Chapter 9 Right of Action against Insurers
Chapter 10 Legal Liabilities and Insurance
Chapter 11 Public Liability Insurance
Chapter 12 Products Liability Insurance
Chapter 13 Professional Liability
Chapter 14 Employers' Liability Insurance
Chapter 15 Motor Insurance
Chapter 16 Material Damage Insurance
Chapter 17 Contractors' All Risks
Chapter 18 Business Interruption Insurance
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