Michael Bridge is Professor of Law at London School of Economics. He has had previous professorial appointments at McGill University, Montreal, the University of Nottingham and University College London. A former Director of Legal Research at Norton Rose (Solicitors), he is a barrister and door tenant at 20 Essex Street chambers. His published work covers the law of sale of goods (domestic and international), security over personal property, insolvency, contract, personal property and private international law. He is the specialist editor for the Journal of Business Law and a member of the editorial board of Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly.
`Review from previous edition Very good and up to date; fills a gap ' R Asarioris, University of Southampton `...Sale law stands at the intersection of contract and personal property law. Professor Bridge has a thorough understanding of both...Professor Bridge brings two further strengths to his work; first an understanding of international commodities tradin' secondly, and perhaps most important, knowledge of the history of sales law...this is a thorough, scholarly and clearly written exposition of the law...On the whole this is a thoroughly admirable and scholarly piece of work-as, indeed, one would expect from its author. It deserves to take its place alongside the established major works on sale...Serious students of the law of sale at all levels will find much in it of value... ' Robert Bradgate, Univ. of Sheffield, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly `...It gives an in depth analysis of the law relating to the sale of goods and is also written in a style that undergraduate students find easy to understand ' Tony Walmsley, University of Teeside `...The book covers in detail all the topics one would expect, including sufficient background information on general contract law where appropriate. It is clearly written and logically laid out. It works well as a basic point of reference... ' Lloyds List `The Sale of Goods is a serious text on sales law that no practitioner interested in this area of law should be without' Student Law Journal (www.studentlawjournal.com),