IN-PERSON EVENT AT LLOYDS OLD LIBRARY
In this lecture, the current editors of ‘MacGillivray on Insurance Law’ will consider recent developments in the law on insurance warranties, recent cases on s.13A of the Insurance Act 2015, and aggregation issues.
Our Speakers:
Prof John Birds: Having started teaching law at Queen Mary College, University of London, John Birds joined the Law School at the University of Sheffield in 1978 and taught there for 28 years. He was Professor of Commercial Law for many years before moving to a chair at the University of Manchester. Since retirement in 2011 he has been an Emeritus Professor at Manchester and an Honorary Professor at Sheffield. His publications include Birds’ Modern Insurance Law (13th edition with Katie Richards, 2025) and he has been one of the editors of MacGillivray on Insurance Law since 1988. He is also general editor of The Encyclopedia of Insurance Law.
Ben Lynch KC is a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers. He has been a Silk since 2020 and has been described in the directories as “a barrister with a frighteningly astute mind, who doesn’t leave any stone unturned”. Ben has a specialist practice in insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence and commercial dispute resolution, acting in various landmark cases. Ben is also an editor of MacGillivray on Insurance Law. Ben is commended for his “great work ethic, who has a fantastic eye for detail, excellent technical ability and superior client-handling skills”. He was named Chambers & Partners’ ‘Insurance Silk of the Year’ in 2025 and 2023, and won the Chambers & Partners ‘Insurance Junior of the Year’ award in 2017. Ben is ranked in the legal directories across a number of practice areas.
Simon Paul is a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers specialising in all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration. He has been an editor of MacGillivray on Insurance Law since 2016, and is ranked in the legal directories as a leading junior in four practice areas. Simon has appeared in many significant insurance cases in recent years, and is described by Legal 500 as “a star in the insurance market”.
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is an Associate Professor at UCL and a practising solicitor. She is the executive editor of The Law of Reinsurance and England and Bermuda and joined the editorial team of MacGillivray on Insurance Law in 2025. Both her monographs Insurance, Climate Change and the Law (2024) and Insurable Interest and the Law (2020) won the BILA Book Prize. Franziska sits on the AIDA Presidential Council, is a BILA Committee member, and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Insurers. She has assisted the Law Commission and has given evidence on insurance regulation in Parliament.
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We look forward to welcoming you to The Old Library, Lloyd’s Building, 1 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA.