CONTENTS
Foreword ;
Preface;
Preface to the Third Edition;
Preface to the Second Edition ;
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the First Edition;
Acknowledgements;
List of Figures ;
Table of Statutes;
Table of Statutory Instruments
Table of Codes;
Table of EC Treaties and Legislation;
Table of Conventions and Model Laws;
Table of Uniform Rules, Uniform Trade Terms and Restatements;
Table of Cases;
PART - ONE THE FOUNDATIONS OF COMMERCIAL LAW;
1 The Nature and Sources of Commercial Law;
2 Basic Concepts of Personal Property;
3 Some Aspects of Contract Law;
4 Commercial Contracts;
5 Agency in Commercial Transactions;
PART - TWO DOMESTIC SALES ;
6 A Brief History of Sales Law;
7 The Contract of Sale: Its Nature and Function;
8 The Passing of the Property;
9 Risk and Frustration;
10 Delivery;
11 The Statutory Implied Terms in Favour of the Buyer;
12 Rejection and its Consequences;
13 Acceptance;
14 The Buyer's Remedies for Misrepresentation or Breach by the Seller;
15 Duties of the Buyer and Remedies of the Seller for Misrepresentation or Breach;
16 Title Conflicts between Seller or Buyer and Third Parties;
PART- THREE MONEY, PAYMENT AND PAYMENT SYSTEMS;
17 Concepts of Money and Payment;
18 Instruments Generally;
19 Bills of Exchange;
20 Cheques and the Duties of Bankers in Relation Thereto;
21 Other Instruments;
22 The Classification and Characteristics of Credit and Security ;
23 The Creation, Enforcement and Transfer of Security Rights;
24 Principles of Perfection and Priorities;
25 The Floating Charge;
PART - FIVE SPECIFIC FORMS OF SECURED BUSINESS FINANCE;
26 General Financing Considerations;
27 Conditional Sale and Hire-Purchase;
28 The Finance Lease;
29 Financing against Stock and Receivables;
30 Guarantees;
PART SIX CORPORATE INSOLVENCY;
31 Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law;
PART - SEVEN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE;
32 The Characteristics and Organization of International Sales Transactions;
33 The Vienna Convention on International Sales;
34 Documentary Sales;
35 The Financing of International Trade;
36 Rights and Duties of the Sea Carrier;
37 Conflict of Laws;
PART - EIGHT THE RESOLUTION OF COMMERCIAL DISPUTES;
38 Commercial Litigation;
39 Commercial Arbitration;
PART- NINE ENVOI;
40 Final Reflections;
Index.