Making Commercial Law Through Practice 1830-1970

Draws on archival research to tell the story of the nineteenth and twentieth-century development of commercial law through practice.

List of contents

1. Commercial and Legal Context; 2. The Commodity Markets of London and Liverpool; 3. Agents, 'Agents' and Agency; 4. Sale, Hire and the Distribution of Manufactured Goods; 5. International Commodity Sales; 6. Bank Finance for Trade and Industry.

About the author

Ross Cranston is a Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was previously a High Court Judge for England and Wales 2007–2017, and was Solicitor General for England and Wales 1998–2001.

Summary

This history of English commercial law draws on archival research. It gives the lawyer and law student background to current commercial law, furnishes historians with an explanation of commercial law and practice relevant to international trade, manufacturing and finance, and adds a new dimension to the history of British commerce.

Product details

• Authors: Ross Cranston, Ross (London School of Economics and Pol Cranston, Cranston Ross
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781316648377
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64837-7
• No. of pages: 527
• Series: Law in Context
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Commercial / General, LAW / Corporate, Commercial law, Economic history, Legal History, Company law