Commercial Law: Principles and Policy

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 wide-ranging 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.

Agency
Agency: an introduction
The authority of an agent
Relations between a principal and agent
Sale of Goods and Services: Introduction
Sale of goods policy
The implied conditions in sale of goods contracts
Passage of title, delivery and payment
The supply of goods and services
E-commerce and distance selling
International Trade and Sales
Standard trade terms
The Vienna Convention on the International Sales of Goods (1980)
Payment in international sales
Carriage of goods by sea
Tortious Liability for Defective Products: Introduction
Negligence and the rise of product liability
Liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987
Unfair Commercial Practices: Introduction
Policy on unfair commercial practices
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations Act 2008
Business protection from misleading marketing
Banking and Finance Law
Government policy
Banking and finance law
Banking regulation
Consumer Credit
The government's policy towards consumer credit
The Consumer Credit Act 1974
The Consumer Credit Act 2006
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