Institute of Maritime Law

The Philippa Kaye Library

  Sponsored by Mssrs. Ince & Co.

Finding the Answer.

Finding the Answer.

The Institute of Maritime Law houses the specialist Philippa Kaye law library, a unique and comprehensive resource available to visiting scholars and maritime specialists.  Leading academics from around the globe, practitioners from the City and post-graduates in maritime law are regular visitors. A reading room is also available, containing over 40 journal titles on regular subscription and a substantial amount of IMO and UNCTAD documentation.

The Library covers all aspects of Maritime Law and its holdings include:

  • Collection of P & I club materials
  • Archive of bills of lading and charterparties
  • 40 Journal titles on regular subscriptions
  • 19 looseleaf titles including 4 USA titles

We hold the most current editions of major practitioner works including Arnould’s Law of Marine Insurance and Average; Benjamin’s Sale of Goods; Chitty on Contracts; Colinvaux and Merkin’s Insurance Contract Law (looseleaf); Carver on Bills of Lading; Dicey, Morris and Collins on The Conflict of Laws; Marsden: Collisions at Sea; Shawcross and Beaumont: Air Law; Time Charters; and, Voyage Charters.

Our Journals collection contains a wealth of domestic and international papers, with titles including Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly; Journal of International Maritime Law; Journal of Business Law; International and Comparative Law Quarterly; Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce  and Lloyd’s Maritime Law Newsletter. 

In addition, the library boasts a complete collection of Lloyd’s Law Reports and American Maritime Law Cases. Other collections consist of Lloyd’s Law Reports Insurance & Reinsurance, The Times Law Reports, Commercial Cases, and Aspinall’s Reports of Maritime Cases.

Although not a lending library, visitors can apply for extended access to the materials and private, long term study offices can be arranged. Please contact the Institute Secretary for further information.

      

Contact Details

      

Opening Hours

  • Please note the Library is open by appointment only for most visitors. LL.M. students may request access for Tuesdays during term time via their maritime law lecturer.

      

ICAO Award

  • In September 2010 the Library was awarded depository library status for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). All reference material is available for reference to the public by appointment.

  • The Institute also contributes to AviationLaw.EU.

Reference Materials.

Reference Materials.