A Research Agenda for Contract Law

This forward-thinking Research Agenda provides actionable solutions for maintaining the domestic and worldwide commercial relevance of English contract law. It divides barriers faced by the law into three key areas of concern: risk, sustainability and vulnerability.

Leading experts highlight the crucial role English contract law plays in governing international transactions and emphasise the need for adaptability in order to preserve societal values while enacting commercially efficient strategies. They reframe global challenges to break down traditional categorisations and siloed-thinking to establish new ways of finding effective solutions. The chapters examine the links between insurance contracts, responsibilities and risk, digital transformations and the shift from economic efficiency to eco-efficiency, proposing innovative solutions for future-proofing English contract law.

A Research Agenda for Contract Law is an essential resource for scholars and students of commercial law and contract law. Legal practitioners will also benefit from its novel insights and recommendations for future practice.