The doctrine of uberrimae fidei translated as "utmost good faith," means an insured must make full disclosure of all material facts of which the insured has, or ought to know, even if not asked. The grave consequence of not disclosing all material facts is that the insurer can declare the policy...

In 2017, the majority of the United Kingdom Supreme Court held in its judgment in the Gard Marine and Energy v China National Chartering (The Ocean Victory) case that, in bareboat charters under the "BARECON 89" form, if both the owner and the charterer are jointly insured under a hull policy,...