Insurable interestThis Practice Note considers insurable interest, including insurable interest in construction and liability insurance. It also...
The functions and duties of insurance brokers—policy placementThis Practice Note provides a high level introduction to the functions and duties of...
Public liability insurance—essentialsPublic liability insurancePublic liability insurance is a form of liability insurance that indemnifies a...
Double insurance and contributionOverlapping insurance policesThere are various reasons why an insured may end up with overlapping insurance cover,...
Loss settlement clausesReinsurance contracts may be proportional or non-proportional. Loss settlement clauses are observed in both types. The main purpose of loss settlement clauses is to record what the parties to a reinsurance contract have agreed as to how the reinsured may prove its loss in
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so
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