This module examines key aspects of commercial law in England and Wales, drawing, where relevant, on materials from other jurisdictions and materials prepared under international commercial law. It will also critically consider in detail other regimes such as the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods as well as proposals for the future development of this area of law (such as the proposed Common European Sales Law). The focus will be on major doctrines such as agency, assignment, sale of goods, and arbitration. Stress will be laid on the practical implications of the rules of commercial law, together with more theoretical issues. The module aims (a) to give you an understanding of different aspects of commercial law; (b) to encourage you to think practically in this field and apply the legal rules and principles they have learned to specific commercial situations; and (c) to enable you to identify and evaluate issues within commercial law.