Making Commercial Law Through Practice 1830-1970

Ross Cranston (London School of Economics and Political Science)

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Cambridge University Press
11 August 2022

Series: Law in Context

Making Commercial Law Through Practice 1830-1970 adds a new dimension to the history of Britain's commerce, trade manufacturing and financial services, by showing how they have operated in law over the last one hundred and forty years. In the main law and lawyers were not the driving force; regulation was largely absent; and judges tended to accommodate commercial needs, so that market actors were able to shape the law through their practices. Using legal and historical scholarship, the author draws on archival sources previously unexploited for the study of commercial practice and the law's role in it. This book will stimulate parallel research in other subject areas of law. Modern commercial lawyers will learn a great deal about the current law from the story of its evolution, and economic and business historians will see how the world of commerce and trade operated in a legal context.

By: Ross Cranston (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 833g
ISBN: 9781316648377
ISBN 10: 1316648370
Series: Law in Context
Pages: 527
Publication Date: 11 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Making Commercial Law Through Practice 1830-1970

'The author has drawn on an impressive range of source material-the detailed footnotes to the text refer to contemporary accounts of commercial practice, economic and historical studies, business and banking archives, law reports of the period, and a number of victorian literary extracts whose charecters convey the sentiments of the time. This is undoubtedly an important work.' Nikki Singla, Counsel Magazine '... superb volume ... It is impossible within the compass of this review to do justice to the wealth of learning and historical data contained in this superb work. It is not only legal historians but all those interested in the evolution of commercial law who will derive both profit and pleasure from reading it.' Professor Sir Roy Goode, Journal of International Banking and Financial Law '... a work of impressive scholarship, drawing on many original sources including business and bank archives ... [It] is not only of great historical interest. It is a timely reminder that English commercial law needs constantly to adapt to the changing needs of commerce.' George Leggatt, Law Quarterly Review