From: Jason W
Neyers <jneyers@uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday
12 March 2026 17:07
To: obligations
Subject: ODG: Just
Published!
Dear
Colleagues:
Congratulations
go out to ODGers Janet O'Sullivan, Louise Merrett, Katy Barnett, William Day,
Jonathan Morgan and Andrew Robertson on the publication of new edited
collections with Hart:
Mandatory and Default Rules in Contract and Commercial
Law
Edited by Katy Barnett, William Day, Jonathan Morgan and Andrew
Robertson
This collection explores the nature and justification of mandatory rules
(which are non-excludable) and default rules (which can be modified or excluded
by the parties) in contract and commercial law.
The collection distinguishes between different kinds of mandatory and default
rules that govern commercial transactions. It also explores the choice of rule
in various situations. Which rules are mandatory, and are there clearly
understood and convincing reasons for parties to be denied choice? In the case
of default rules, on what basis is the default position selected? The
collection also explores the fundamentally important relationship between
default rules and interpretation, and, relatedly, between default rules and
contractual risk allocation. It will be of interest to academics and
practitioners working across the field of commercial law.
Katy Barnett is Professor in Law at the University of Melbourne,
Australia.
William Day is Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge and a
barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings, UK.
Jonathan Morgan is Professor of English Law and Fellow of Corpus
Christi College, University of Cambridge, and a barrister at Essex Court
Chambers, UK.
Andrew Robertson is Professor of Law and Director of Studies in Private
Law at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Feb 2026 | 9781509971206
| 344pp | Hbk
| RRP: £100
Discount Price: £80
Order online at www.hartpublishing.co.uk -
use the code GLR BD8 to get 20% off!
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about our new titles.
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 at 25
Edited by Janet O'Sullivan, Louise Merrett and William Day
In this book, practitioners, judges and academics provide a
comprehensive assessment of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, a
legislative cornerstone of English contract law.
The 1999 Act is a central statute in contract law, which transformed the rules
on privity. Yet comparatively little is written on it. This study fills that
gap. Experts in the field from academia and practice assess its reach and
impact, shedding light on its areas of complexity. In addition to essays
addressing the main provisions of the 1999 Act and the remedies that can be
pursued under it, the consequences of the legislation on arbitration, banking,
construction, employment, insurance, shipping and many other specialist fields
are considered. The volume is introduced and concluded by reflections on the
Act's history and future by Lord Burrows and Lady Justice Cockerill. This is a
seminal reference work for all practitioners engaging with the 1999 Act, as
well as scholars and students of contract law.
Janet O'Sullivan is Professor of Private Law at the University of
Cambridge, UK.
Louise Merrett is Professor of International Commercial Law at the
University of Cambridge, UK.
William Day is Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge and a
barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings, UK.
Feb 2026 | 9781509979950
| 408pp | Hbk
| RRP: £120
Discount Price: £96
Order online at www.hartpublishing.co.uk -
use the code GLR BD8 to get 20% off!
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about our new titles.
Happy
Reading!
Jason Neyers
Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
Western University
Law Building Rm 26
e. jneyers@uwo.ca
t. 519.661.2111 (x88435)
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