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Product DescriptionInsurance Law for the Construction Industry provides comprehensive coverage of the issues involving insurance encountered in the process of construction. It gives practical answers to all the problems likely to be encountered when negotiating construction contracts, insurance policies orinsurance claims. This book is divided into four clear sections for ease of reference. It begins with a clear exposition of the principles of insurance law and then describes in detail the typical clauses found in insurance policies, the policies to be taken out by standard form construction contracts and howinsurance is distributed and regulated. It draws together the many strands of insurance law providing an excellent point of reference for those working in this sector. Questions of insurance arise in virtually all cases and as such this book will be of practical every day use to both the contentious and non-contentious lawyer. Written by an experienced team of practicing solicitors from Reynolds Chamber Porterlain, this work combines both an overview of therelevant insurance law with the specific detail specialists will require.About the AuthorRobert Hogarth read law at Magdalen College, Oxford. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1978 he specialised in professional indemnity insurance, with an increasing focus on construction and engineering. In recent years the focus has become construction for clients including contractors and employersas well as insurers. Robert is a member of and an accredited adjudicator with TeCSA.