The World of Maritime and Commercial Law : Essays in Honour of Francis Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Charles.

Contributor:

Watterson, Stephen.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

"For four decades, Professor Francis Rose has been at the forefront of commercial and maritime law scholarship as both author and editor. In honour of his outstanding contribution, this collection gathers twenty-two essays from internationally-leading scholars and practitioners, in which they expose and debate important contemporary controversies within their respective fields: general contract law, sales law, carriage of goods by sea, insurance law, agency law, the law of restitution/unjust enrichment, and the conflict of laws"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Empress of Ireland and Mont Blanc Collisions : Then and Now / Nicholas Gaskell

Do Actual Carriers Require Special Treatment? / Francis Reynolds

Multimodal Carriage of Goods by Sea : Time for an International Convention? / Simon Baughen

The Three Ages of Utmost Good Faith / Howard Bennett

English Jurisdiction Clauses in Marine Cargo Insurance and Direct Actions

against Cargo Liability Insurers / Yvonne Baatz

Choice of Law in Determining the Ownership of Ships / Martin Davies

Private International Law and the Privy Council / Adrian Briggs

Bulk Goods and Title Transfer / Michael Bridge

The Duty to Take Delivery of Goods / Andrew Tettenborn

The Vanishing Scope of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 in the Twenty-first Century / Louise Gullifer

Are there Any General Principles of Commercial Law? / Gerard McMeel

Mercantile Usage, Construction of Contracts and the Implication of Terms, 1750-1850 / Charles Mitchell

'The Obscure, the Implied and the Illegal' : English and French Approaches to the Interpretation of Written Contracts, Implication of Terms and Contracts

Affected by Illegality / Richard Aikens

The Interpretation of Written Contracts / James Edelman

The Boilerplate and the Bespoke : Should Differences in the Quality of Consent Influence the Construction and Application of Commercial Contracts? / David Foxton

Illegality : Pleading, Proof, and Presumptions / William Swadling

Negotiating Damages / Andrew Burrows

The Myth of Common Law Tracing / Sarah Worthington

Contextual and Conceptual Foundations of Private Law Claims Involving Cryptocurrencies / Stephen Watterson

Silence and Solidarity? : The Duties of Individual Directors Minded to Speak Out about their Board's Decision-making and Governance / Peter Watts

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5099-3241-0

OCLC:

1131896709