The Law Commission
Consultation Paper No 182
and
The Scottish Law Commission
Discussion Paper No 134
INSURANCE CONTRACT LAW:
Misrepresentation, Non-Disclosure and
Breach of Warranty by the Insured
A Joint Consultation Paper
The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission were set up by section 1 of
the Law Commissions Act 1965 for the purpose of promoting the reform of the law.
At the time this joint consultation paper was prepared, the Law Commissioners were:
The Honourable Mr Justice Etherton, Chairman
Professor Hugh Beale QC, FBA
Mr Stuart Bridge
Professor Jeremy Horder
Kenneth Parker QC
Professor Hugh Beale’s term of office came to an end on 30 June 2007. He has been
succeeded by Mr David Hertzell.
The Chief Executive of the Law Commission is Steve Humphreys and its offices are at
Conquest House, 37-38 John Street, Theobalds Road, London WC1N 2BQ.
The Scottish Law Commissioners are:
The Honourable Lord Drummond Young, Chairman
Professor George L Gretton
Professor Gerard Maher QC
Professor Joseph M Thomson
Colin J Tyre QC
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Law Commission is Michael Lugton and its offices
are at 140 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PR.
This joint consultation paper, completed on 21 June 2007, is circulated for comment
and criticism only. It does not represent the final views of the two Law Commissions.
We would be grateful for comments on the proposals before 16 November 2007.
Please send comments to the Law Commission either –
By email to:
commercialandcommon@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk; or
By post to:
Elizabeth Waller, Law Commission, Conquest House, 37-38 John Street
Theobalds Road, London WC1N 2BQ
Tel: 020-7453-1231 / Fax: 020-7453-1297
It would be helpful if, where possible, comments sent by post could also be sent on
disk, or by email to the above address, in any commonly used format.
As the Law Commission will be the recipient of responses, the Freedom of Information Act 2000
will apply and all responses will be treated as public documents. Those who wish to submit a
confidential response