Sealy and Hooley's Commercial Law Text, Cases, and Materials

Sealy and Hooley's Commercial Law: Text, Cases, and Materials provides students with an extensive and valuable range of extracts from key cases and writings in this most dynamic field of law. The authors' expert commentary and questions enliven each topic while emphasizing the practical application of the law in its business context.

Five renowned experts in the field continue the legacy of Richard Hooley and Len Sealy, capturing the essence of this fascinating topic at a time of significant legislative, regulatory, and political change.

David Fox, Professor of Common Law, University of Edinburgh,Roderick Munday, Reader Emeritus in Law, University of Cambridge,Baris Soyer, Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law, Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University,Andrew Tettenborn, Chair in Law, Swansea University,Peter Turner, Visiting Senior Fellow of the Melbourne Law School

D Fox is Professor of Common Law at the University of Edinburgh.

R J C Munday is a Reader Emeritus in Law and a Fellow Emeritus of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge. He is also a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.


B Soyer is the Director of Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University. He sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Maritime Law, Shipping and Trade Law and editorial committee of the Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (International Maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook).

A M Tettenborn is Professor of Commercial Law at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University. He is also a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn.


P G Turner is a Visiting Senior Fellow of the Melbourne Law School and was formerly a University Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

1: Introduction
1. An introduction to commercial law
2. Basic concepts of personal property
3. Bailment
2: The Law of Agency
4. Introduction
5. Creation of agency and the authority of the agent
6. Relations with third parties
7. Relations between principal and agent
3: Domestic Sales Law
8. Introduction and definitions
9. Passing of the property in the goods as between seller and buyer
10. Transfer of title
11. Seller's obligations as to quality
12. Performance of the contract
13. Remedies of the seller
14. Remedies of the buyer
4: International Sales
15. International sales
5: Payment Methods
16. Modern payment systems
17. Payment cards
18. Negotiable instruments
19. Bills of exchange
20. Cheques and other instruments
6: The Financing of International Trade
21. The financing of international trade
22. Assignment of choses in action
23. Receivable financing
7: Commercial Credit and Security
24. Introduction
25. Possessory security
26. Non-possessory security
8: Principles of Insurance Law
27. Insurance
9: Insolvency Law
28. Insolvency