diff --git a/AST.cpp b/AST.cpp
index 50c53bf37..357b9bd94 100644
--- a/AST.cpp
+++ b/AST.cpp
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ void Statement::expectType(Expression& _expression, const Type& _expectedType)
 {
 	_expression.checkTypeRequirements();
 	if (!_expression.getType()->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(_expectedType))
-		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_sourceLocation(_expression.getLocation())
-										  << errinfo_comment("Type not implicitly convertible to expected type."));
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(_expression.createTypeError("Type not implicitly convertible to expected type."));
 	//@todo provide more information to the exception
 }
 
@@ -407,9 +406,7 @@ void FunctionCall::checkTypeRequirements()
 			m_type = fun.getReturnParameterList()->getParameters().front()->getType();
 	}
 	else
-	{
 		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(createTypeError("Type does not support invocation."));
-	}
 }
 
 void MemberAccess::checkTypeRequirements()
diff --git a/AST.h b/AST.h
index 5679ed831..e94137a84 100644
--- a/AST.h
+++ b/AST.h
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ public:
 
 	Location const& getLocation() const { return m_location; }
 
-protected:
-	/// Creates a @ref TypeError exception and decorates it with the current location and
+	/// Creates a @ref TypeError exception and decorates it with the location of the node and
 	/// the given description
 	TypeError createTypeError(std::string const& _description);
 
diff --git a/BaseTypes.h b/BaseTypes.h
index fdf3f7b53..cfc14c7e9 100644
--- a/BaseTypes.h
+++ b/BaseTypes.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <ostream>
 
 namespace dev
 {
@@ -41,5 +42,11 @@ struct Location
 	int end;
 };
 
+/// Stream output for Location (used e.g. in boost exceptions).
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& _out, Location const& _location)
+{
+	return _out << "[" << _location.start << "," << _location.end << ")";
+}
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/Exceptions.h b/Exceptions.h
index 330c37788..5a48c47dd 100644
--- a/Exceptions.h
+++ b/Exceptions.h
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ namespace dev
 namespace solidity
 {
 
-struct ParserError: public virtual Exception {};
-struct TypeError: public virtual Exception {};
-struct DeclarationError: public virtual Exception {};
+struct ParserError: virtual Exception {};
+struct TypeError: virtual Exception {};
+struct DeclarationError: virtual Exception {};
 
 typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_sourcePosition, int> errinfo_sourcePosition;
 typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_sourceLocation, Location> errinfo_sourceLocation;
diff --git a/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp b/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
index a56502727..c0467b036 100644
--- a/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
+++ b/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ bool ReferencesResolver::visit(UserDefinedTypeName& _typeName)
 	StructDefinition* referencedStruct = dynamic_cast<StructDefinition*>(declaration);
 	//@todo later, contracts are also valid types
 	if (referencedStruct == nullptr)
-		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_sourceLocation(_typeName.getLocation())
-										  << errinfo_comment("Identifier does not name a type name."));
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(_typeName.createTypeError("Identifier does not name a type name."));
 	_typeName.setReferencedStruct(*referencedStruct);
 	return false;
 }