Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, and updated to include a detailed analysis of the new rules adopted in 2016, this book is an essential read for practitioners in maritime law and marine insurance.

The book contains:

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  historical references regarding the establishment of General Average from Roman Law onwards;

  
  




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  details of the establishment of International rules to achieve uniformity in the adjustment of General Average and their development:

  
  


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  the Glasgow Resolutions of 1860;

  
  

  the York rules of 1864; and

  
  

  the York-Antwerp Rules 1877, 1890, 1924, 1950, 1974, 1994, 2004 and 2016;

  
  




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  a detailed analysis of the York-Antwerp Rules 2016;

  
  




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  CMI Guidelines relating to General Average;

  
  




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  general average security;

  
  




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  general average absorption clauses; and

  
  




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  new to this edition: insurance of average disbursements.