Commercial Law

This innovative textbook examines commercial law and the social and political context in which it develops. Topical examples, such as funding for terrorism, demonstrate this fast-moving field’s relevance to today’s concerns. This wideranging subject is set within a clear structure, with part and chapter introductions setting out the student’s course of study. Recommendations for further reading at the end of every chapter point the reader to important sources for advanced study, and revision questions encourage understanding. The extensive coverage and detailed commentary has been extensively market tested to ensure that the contents are aligned with the needs of university courses in commercial law.

Nicholas Ryder is an associate professor in law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He is currently Director of the Commercial Law Research Unit and co -convener for the Banking and Finance Stream for the Society of Legal Scholars.

Margaret Griffiths is Professor Emeritus at the University of Glamorgan. She is a specialist in consumer law, having taught and researched the area for over thirty years.

Lachmi Singh is a senior lecturer in law at the University of the West of England Bristol, where she specialises in contract law, international trade and carriage of goods by sea.

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Commercial Law

Principles and Policy

Nicholas Ryder

Margaret Griffiths

Lachmi Singh

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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© Nicholas Ryder, Margaret Griffiths and Lachmi Singh 2012

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First published 2012

Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge

A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data

Ryder, Nicholas.

Commercial law: principles and policy / Nicholas Ryder, Margaret Griffiths, Lachmi Singh. â p.â cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-521-76064-5 (hardback) – ISBN 978-0-521-75802-4 â(pbk.)

1.â Commercial law – England.â .â Griffiths, Margaret.â .â Singh, Lachmi.â I.â Title. KD1629.R93â 2012

346.4207–dc23â 2012007319

ISBN 978-0-521-76064-5 Hardback

ISBN 978-0-521-75802-4 Paperback

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