Baris' Research Profile

Recent publications (2020 onwards)

Books

Ed., Damages, Recoveries and Remedies in Shipping Law (2023), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn as Consulting Editor)

Ed., Disruptive Technologies, Climate Change and Shipping (2022), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Shipping: Developing the International Legal Framework (2021), Hart Publishing (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., Ship Operations: New Risks, Liabilities and Technologies in Maritime Sector (2021), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Shipping Law in 21st Century, (2020), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn) 

Book Chapters

‘Internet of Things in the Commercial Insurance Context- A Case for Regulation, Or Commercial Shrewdness and Judicial Creativity?’ as Chapter 9 in Damages, Recoveries and Remedies in Shipping Law (2023), Informa Law, pp. 113- 124

‘Insuring Remote Controlled and Autonomous Shipping- A Paradigm Shift in Law and Insurance Markets Required? as Chapter 2 in Modern Law of Marine Insurance (Volume 5) (2023), Informa Law, pp 22-40  

‘Distributed Ledger Technology and Commercial Insurance; The Beginning of A New Era’ published as Chapter 2 in Disruptive Technologies, Climate Change and Shipping (2022), Informa Law, pp 18-29

‘Autonomous Ships and Private Law Issues’ as Chapter 3 in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Shipping: Developing the International Legal Framework (2021), Hart Publishing (with Professor Tettenborn), pp 63-80

‘The Future of Autonomous Shipping- The Regulatory Challenge’ as Chapter 8 in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Shipping: Developing the International Legal Framework (2021), Hart Publishing, pp 163-183

‘Cyber Risk Insurance- Developing A New Cover in the Market’ published as Chapter 6 in Ship Operations: New Risks, Liabilities and Technologies in Maritime Sector (2021), Informa Law pp 109-122.    

‘Autonomous Vessels and Third-party Liabilities- The Elephant in the Room’ published as Chapter 8 in New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Shipping Law in the 21st Century (2020), Informa Law pp 105-116

Articles

‘Cyber Risk Insurance- An Effective Risk Management Tool for SMEs in the UK?’ (2023) Edinburgh Law Review pp 157-184 (with A Nicholas and Prof G. Leloudas)

‘Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability—Do We Need A New Regime?] (2022 International Journal of Law and Information Technology pp 385-397 (with Prof A. Tettenborn)

‘Use of Big Data Analytics and Sensor Technology in Consumer Insurance Context: Legal and Practical Challenges’ (2022) Cambridge Law Journal pp. 165-194.

Reports

English Marine Insurance and General Average Law’ International Maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook 2023, pp 95-103

Remote Controlled and Autonomous Shipping: UK Based Case Study’ (2022) (with Professors A, Tettenborn and G. Leloudas)

English Marine Insurance and General Average Law’ International Maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook 2022, pp 99-106

English Marine Insurance and General Average Law’ International Maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook 2021, pp 84-90

‘English Marine Insurance and General Average Law’ International Maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook 2020, pp. 143-152

Journals

Member of the Editorial board of Shipping and Trade Law and Journal of International Maritime Law. Editorial Committee of International maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook.

Wider Research Interests

Maritime Law

Commercial Law

Contract Law

Insurance Law

Publication Record

Books

Ed., Damages, Recoveries and Remedies in Shipping Law (2023), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn as Consulting Editor)

Ed., Disruptive Technologies, Climate Change and Shipping (2022), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., Ship Operations: New Risks, Liabilities and Technologies in Maritime Sector (2021), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Shipping Law in 21st Century, (2020), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., Maritime Liabilities on a Global and Regional Context (2019), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed., Charterparties: Law, Practice and Emerging Legal Issues (2018), Informa Law (with Professor Tettenborn)

Ed,, The Insurance Act 2015: A New Regime for Commercial and Marine Insurance Law (2017), pp. 170, Informa Law (with Professor Malcolm Clarke) 

Ed., International Trade and Carriage of Goods, (2016), pp. 409 ,Informa (with Professor Andrew Tettenborn)

Warranties in Marine Insurance (3rd edn), (2016), liii + pp 354, Routledge Publishing

Ed., Ship Building, Sales and Finance, (2015), pp. 481, Informa (with Professor Andrew Tettenborn)  

Ed., Offshore Contracts and Liabilities, (2014),  pp. 488, Informa (with Professor Andrew Tettenborn)

Marine Insurance Fraud, xxxiv + pp. 344. (Informa Law, 2014)

Ed., Carriage of Goods by Sea, Land and Air: Unimodal and Multimodal Transport in 21st Century, xl1 + 430, (2013) Informa (with Professor Andrew Tettenborn)

Ed., Pollution at Sea: Law and Liability, (2012), xxxv + pp 381, Informa (with Professor Andrew Tettenborn)

Ed., Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law, (2008), xxxii + pp 294, Informa

Warranties in Marine Insurance (2nd edn.), (2006), xxxviii + pp 312, Routledge Publishing

Warranties in Marine Insurance, lviii + pp 438 (2001), Routledge Publishing

Articles and Chapter Contributions

‘Internet of Things in the Commercial Insurance Context- A Case for Regulation, Or Commercial Shrewdness and Judicial Creativity?’ as Chapter 9 in Damages, Recoveries and Remedies in Shipping Law (2023), Informa Law, pp. 113- 124

‘Cyber Risk Insurance for Shipowners and Operators- Time for a Far-Reaching Risk Assessment’ published in Protecting Maritime Operators in a Changing Regulatory and Technological Environment (2023), Nomiki Bibliothiki S.A, pp. 197-210

‘Cyber Risk Insurance- An Effective Risk Management Tool for SMEs in the UK?’ (2023) Edinburgh Law Review pp 157-184 (with A Nicholas and Prof G. Leloudas)

‘Insuring Remote Controlled and Autonomous Shipping- A Paradigm Shift in Law and Insurance Markets Required? as Chapter 2 in Modern Law of Marine Insurance (Volume 5) (2023), Informa Law, pp 22-40  

‘Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability—Do We Need A New Regime?] (2022 International Journal of Law and Information Technology pp 385-397 (with Prof A. Tettenborn)

‘Use of Big Data Analytics and Sensor Technology in Consumer Insurance Context: Legal and Practical Challenges’ (2022) Cambridge Law Journal pp. 165-194.

‘Distributed Ledger Technology and Commercial Insurance; The Beginning of A New Era’ published as Chapter 2 in Disruptive Technologies, Climate Change and Shipping (2022), Informa Law, pp 18-29  

Cyber Risk Insurance- Developing A New Cover in the Market’ published as Chapter 6 in Ship Operations: New Risks, Liabilities and Technologies in Maritime Sector (2021), Informa Law pp 109-122.    

‘Autonomous Vessels and Third-party Liabilities- The Elephant in the Room’ published as Chapter 8 in New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Shipping Law in the 21st Century (2020), Informa Law pp 105-116

“Emerging Regulatory Response to IUU Fishing” in R Caddell and E Molenaar (eds.) Strengthening International Fisheries Law in an Era of Changing Oceans (Hart Publishing 2019). (with Dr R Caddell and G Leloudas) 

‘Temporal Limits of the Athens Regime- Potential Conflicts Between International and Domestic Legal Regimes” published as Chapter 4 in Maritime Liabilities on a Global and Regional Context (2019), Informa Law (with Dr G. Leloudas) pp. 55-72

‘Lies, Collateral Lies and Insurance Claims: The Changing Landscape in Insurance Law’ (2018) Edinburgh Law Review pp. 237-265

‘Carriage of Passengers by Sea: A Critical Analysis of the International Regime’ (2018) Michigan State University International Law Review pp. 483-535 (with Dr G Leloudas)

‘Enhancing Standardisation and Legal Certainty through Standard Charterparty Contracts- The NYPE 2015 Experience’ published as Chapter 5 in Charterparties: Law, Practice and Emerging Legal Issues (2018, Informa Law) (with Dr T. Nikaki) pp. 67-89

‘Tackling IUU Fishing- Developing A Holistic Legal Response’ (2017) Transnational Environmental Law (in press) (with Dr G Leloudas and Dr D Miller) pp. 139-163

‘Insurer’s Duty of Good Faith: Is the Path Now Clear for the Introduction of New Remedies?’ published as Chapter 3 in The Insurance Act 2015: A New Regime for Commercial and Marine Insurance Law (2017, Informa Law) pp. 38- 53

'Insuring Cargoes in the New Era- Impact of the Insurance Act 2015 on Standard Cargo Clauses/Wordings' published as Chapter 16 in International Trade and Carriage of Goods, (2016, Informa Law) pp. 264-276 

'The Evolving Nature of Builders' Risks Cover' published as Chapter 6 in Ship Building, Sales and Finance, (2015, Informa) pp. 80-97 

‘Cutting A Lifeline to Maritime Crime: Marine Insurance and IUU Fishing’ 14 (2016) Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 357 (with D Miller, U R Sumaila, D Copeland, D Zeller, G Leloudas, Th Nikaki, S T Fjellberg, R Singleton, D Pauly).

'Mapping (Utmost) Good Faith in Insurance Law- Future Conditional?' 132 (2016) Law Quarterly Review pp. 618-638

'Risk Control Clauses in Insurance Law: Law Reform and the Future' 75 (2016) Cambridge Law Journal 109-127 

‘New Parameters in Construing Insurance Contracts’ published as Chapter 2 in Modern Law of Marine Insurance Volume 4, edited by DR Thomas (2016, Informa Law) pp. 43-65  

‘Early Redelivery of Chartered Vessels- Contemporary Legal Problems and Possible Solutions’ published in Shipping in Periods of Economic Distress, edited by Lia I. Athanassiou (2015, Nomiki Bibliothiki) pp. 209-223

‘The Evolving Nature of Builders' Risks Cover’ published in Ship Building, Sales and Finance published as Chapter 6. (2015, Informa Law) pp. 80-97)

‘Standard Contracts Used in the Offshore Insurance Sector- Clear and Unambiguous?’ published as Chapter 10 in Offshore Contracts and Liabilities (2014, Informa Law) pp. 209-249 (with Dr G Leloudas)

‘Beginning of A New Era for Insurance Warranties?’ (2013) Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly pp. 384- 401.

‘Cargo Insurance in Multimodal Context: Full and Complete Cover?’ published as Chapter 16 in Carriage of Goods by Sea, Land and Air: Unimodal and Multimodal Transport in 21st Century (2013, Informa) pp. 286- 307.

‘A New International Regime for Carriage of Goods by Sea: Contemporary, Certain, Inclusive, and Efficient or Just Another One for the Shelves?’ (2012) 30 Berkeley Journal of International Law pp 303-348(with Dr Theodora Nikaki).

'Compensation for Pollution Damage Resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources’ published as Chapter 4 in Pollution at Sea: Law and Liability (2012, Informa) pp 59-79.

‘Funds’ Admissibility Criteria for Pure Economic Loss Claims v. British Judicial Stand: Complementary or Contradictory?’ published as Chapter 6 in Maritime Pollution Liability and Policy: China, Europe and the US(2011, Kluwer Publication) pp. 97-109.

‘Coverage against Unlawful Acts in Contemporary Marine Policies’ published as Chapter 7 in Modern Law of Marine Insurance (Volume 3), (2010, Informa International) pp. 149-176.

‘Ship-sourced Oil Pollution and Pure Economic Loss’ (2009) 17 Torts Law Journal, pp. 270-294.

'Warranties in Commercial Insurance Contracts- Is the Time Ripe for a Reconsideration of Their Contractual Status?' (2009) Journal of Contract Law, pp. 168-186.

'Reforming Pre-Contractual Information Duties in Business Insurance Contracts: One Reform too Many?' (2009) Journal of Business Law, pp. 15- 43.

'Reforming Insurance Warranties- Are We Finally Moving Forward?’, published as Chapter 7 in Reforming Marine and Commercial Insurance Law, (2008, Informa International), pp. 127-154.

'Reforming the Assured's Pre-Contractual Duty of Utmost Good Faith in Insurance Contracts for Consumers: Are the Law Commissions on the Right Track?' (2008) Journal of Business Law, pp. 385-414.

"Construing Terms in Time Charterparties - Beginning of a New Era or Business as Usual?" published as Chapter 2 in Legal issues Relating to Time Charterparties (2008, Informa), pp. 17-42.

'Marine Insurance' published as Chapter 7 in Practical Insurance Guides: Insurance Law (2007, Informa), pp. 213-244 (Edited by Professor Robert Merkin)

'Liability of tour operators: cruising in muddy waters' (2007) Journal of International Maritime Law , pp.194-205.

'Boundaries of Athens Convention: What you see is not always what you get!' published as Chapter 11 in Liability Regimes in Contemporary Maritime Law (2007, Informa), pp. 183-206.

'Classification of Terms in Marine Insurance Contracts in the Context of Contemporary Developments' published as Chapter 5 in Marine Insurance: The Law in Transition (2006, Informa), pp.107-130.

'Potential Legal Ramifications of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Law', Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, pp. 515-553 (2005) (with Richard Williams).

'A Survey of the new International Hull Clauses 2002' (2003) Journal of International Maritime Law, pp. 256-280.

'Continuing Duty of Utmost Good Faith- Still Alive?' (2003) Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, pp. 39-79.

'Marine Warranties: Old Rules for the New Millennium?', published as Chapter 5 in Modern Law of Marine Insurance Volume 2, (2002, LLP Publishing), pp.161-197.

'Sundry Considerations on the Draft Protocol to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea 1974' (2002) Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, pp. 519-541.

'Drafting Problems and Legal Difficulties in Reinsurance Contracts' (2002) Journal of International Commercial Law, pp. 25-40.

'Defences Available to A Marine Insurer' (2002) Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, pp. 199-213.

'Fraudulent Claims Under Marine Policies' (2001) 8 International Maritime Law, pp.242-246.

'Post-Contractual Duty of Utmost Good Faith in Marine Insurance Contracts: A New Perspective for the New Millennium' 8 (2001) International Maritime Law, pp.191-198.

'The Star Sea: A Lode Star?' (2001) Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, pp. 428-445.