The Philippa Kaye Library
Sponsored by Mssrs. Ince & Co.
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.
