3VB Contribute to Two New Books on Contract And Commercial Law

Members of 3VB have contributed to two new books on contract and commercial law.

Mandatory and Default Rules in Contract and Commercial Law is edited by William Day, with Professors Katy Barnett, Jonathan Morgan and Andrew Robertson. It is collection of essays arising out of a series of workshops last year involving English and Australian private law academics and practitioners funded by the Cambridge/Melbourne law research partnership, and featuring an introduction from Lord Justice Foxton.

William Day contributed a chapter on default rules in contract formation. Devon Airey wrote a chapter on the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. Honorary member Professor Louise Gullifer contributed (with Professor Louise Merrett) a chapter on default terms in sale of goods contracts.

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 at 25 is edited by William Day, with Professors Janet O’Sullivan and Louise Merrett. It publishes the papers from a conference held in Selwyn College, Cambridge last year to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Act.

Ian Wilson KC wrote a chapter reflecting on the 1999 Act’s application in the banking context. William Day wrote a chapter on section 1 of the 1999 Act.  Honorary member Professor Louise Gullifer co-wrote a chapter on possible applications of the 1999 Act in bond markets.

The collection also features judicial contributions from Lord Burrows and Lady Justice Cockerill.