Sutton on Insurance Law

The Fifth Edition of Sutton on Insurance Law makes a welcome return to the Thomson Reuters insurance practitioners' library in 2025. The work builds on the authority and reputation of earlier editions while covering Australian developments in legislation, regulation and case law since the last edition was published in 2014.

As with previous editions, the text contains discussion of the most important English and Australian cases, thereby emphasising that the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) is far from a comprehensive code and that many issues of principle as well as of interpretation remain firmly within the province of the common law.

The partnership of Professor Robert Merkin, Ian Enright, and Fred Hawke gives authoritative structure and detail to this account of modern Australian insurance law. Their backgrounds and credentials infuse the work with insights into Australian issues by contrasting and comparing current Australian and English law.

The ordered structure reflects the issues that arise in a modern insurance contract, integrating legislation, regulation and case law around current commercial issues. The clear and practical style makes the work a rich resource for lawyers and insurance market practitioners, assisting readers to focus on the practical implications of regulatory and judicial development.

The Fifth Edition of Sutton on Insurance Law will be an essential resource for all insurance lawyers and business professionals involved in this area of law.