Politics, Policy and Private Law

Jodi Gardner is Brian Coote Chair in Private Law at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law at the National University of Singapore. Amy Goymour is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, UK.Janet O’Sullivan is Professor of Private Law and Vice Master and Director of Studies in Law at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, UK.Sarah Worthington is Professor of Law, LSE, and Downing Professor Emeritus of the Laws of England and Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK.

This is a fascinating and much-needed work. As the relationship between private law, politics and policy continues to deepen, this book is a crucial and informative attempt to highlight these connections not only to other scholars but also as a valuable almanac of current legal problems for judges and policymakers.