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Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law

In South Africa, because of its historical connection with England, it is English law that has come to be applied in the context of insurance. One aspect of English insurance law that has come to be particularly criticised over time is the approach to warranties as specific and unique clauses in ins...

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Main Author: Brown, Gavin
Other Authors: Hare, John
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Published: Centre for Law and Society 2026
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description In South Africa, because of its historical connection with England, it is English law that has come to be applied in the context of insurance. One aspect of English insurance law that has come to be particularly criticised over time is the approach to warranties as specific and unique clauses in insurance contracts. The vociferous nature of the calls for change and the fact that their inequity • has been identified by both courts and commentators for over a hundred years is an indication of the need for change. This paper takes this need for change as its starting point, going on to consider what legislative reform is needed in South Africa to restore order to a particularly untidy area of insurance law. To do this, this paper will set out the application of warranties in South African insurance law by following their development in English law and their complicated reception into our own.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/43000 Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law Brown, Gavin Hare, John South African marine insurance law In South Africa, because of its historical connection with England, it is English law that has come to be applied in the context of insurance. One aspect of English insurance law that has come to be particularly criticised over time is the approach to warranties as specific and unique clauses in insurance contracts. The vociferous nature of the calls for change and the fact that their inequity • has been identified by both courts and commentators for over a hundred years is an indication of the need for change. This paper takes this need for change as its starting point, going on to consider what legislative reform is needed in South Africa to restore order to a particularly untidy area of insurance law. To do this, this paper will set out the application of warranties in South African insurance law by following their development in English law and their complicated reception into our own. 2026-03-18T09:00:57Z 2026-03-18T09:00:57Z 2010 2026-03-18T08:14:22Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43000 en eng application/pdf Centre for Law and Society Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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Brown, Gavin
Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law
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title Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law
title_full Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law
title_fullStr Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law
title_full_unstemmed Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law
title_short Legislative reform of warranties in South African marine insurance law
title_sort legislative reform of warranties in south african marine insurance law
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marine
insurance law
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