CPD/CPT Course:
Insurance Law

Mr. Meggitt is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law as well as the Director of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL) at the University of Hong Kong.  He qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and practiced insurance litigation with several leading UK firms.  He was also subsequently Called to the Bar in England.

Mr. Meggitt teaches civil litigation, commercial disputes resolution and professional practice & management on the PCLL.  He also teaches insurance law on the Faculty's LLM and JD programmes.  He is a contributing author to 'A Guide to Civil Procedure in Hong Kong' (2015, LexisNexis) and edited 'Civil Justice Reform - What has it achieved?' (2010, Sweet & Maxwell).  Mr. Meggitt is a member of the Hong Kong Law Society's Insurance Law Committee and its Working Party on Litigation Funding.  He is also a member of the Examining Panel under the Higher Rights of Audience Rules and a former director of the Hong Kong Insurance Law Association.

• The operation and regulation of the insurance market in Hong Kong, including under the new Independent Insurance Authority
• The doctrines of 'Insurable Interest' and 'Utmost Good Faith'
• Specific terms of insurance contracts and how they differ from those in other contracts
• How claims are made by policyholders and dealt with by insurers
• The rights of insurers, including subrogation and contribution
• The role of insurance brokers and agents