Ewan Gordon McKendrick (born 1960) is Professor of English Private Law at the

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. He is known for his academic work on the

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, as well as publications in the law of

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and

commercial law Commercial law (or business law), which is also known by other names such as mercantile law or trade law depending on jurisdiction; is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of Legal person, persons and organizations ...

Life

McKendrick was educated at the

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, where he studied law, and

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, where he obtained a

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degree (BCL). After lecturing at the Central Lancashire Polytechnic,

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and

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

, he returned to Oxford in 1991 as a

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of St Anne's College. In 1995, he became Professor of English Law at

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. He was

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as a member of

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in 1998 and was appointed a

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in 2009. He left UCL in 2000 to become Herbert Smith Professor of English Private Law at Oxford University, a post that is associated with a fellowship at Lady Margaret Hall. He became a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university in 2006. He became

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on 1 January 2011. In 2015, he was appointed an honorary Queen's Counsel.

Publications

;Articles * McKendrick E, ‘Commercial Contract Law: How Important is the Quest for Certainty?’ (2021) 2021(Feb) Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 72 * McKendrick E, M Luycks J and M M Hendrikx A, ‘A NCC Case on Contract Interpretation from an English and Dutch Law Perspective’ (2021) 29(1) European Review of Private Law 71 * McKendrick E, ‘Liquidated Damages, Delay and the Termination of Contracts’ 019(8) Journal of Business Law 577 * McKendrick E, ‘Doctrine and Discretion in the Law of Contract Revisited’ (2019) 7(1) Chinese Journal of Comparative Law 1 * McKendrick E and Maxwell I, ‘Specific Performance in International Arbitration’ (2013) 1(2) Chinese Journal of Comparative Law 195 * McKendrick E, ‘Interpretation of Contracts and the Admissibility of Pre-Contractual Negotiations’ (2005) 17 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 248 * McKendrick E, ‘The Common Law at Work: The Saga of Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd v Panatown Ltd’ (2003) 3(1) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 145 * McKendrick E, ‘Traditional Concepts and Contemporary Values’

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European Review of Private Law 95 * McKendrick E, ‘Contracts, The Common Law and the Impact of Europe’ 001Europa E Diritto Privato 769 * McKendrick E and Parker M, ‘Drafting Force Majeure Clauses: Some Practical Considerations’ (2000) 11(4) International Company and Commercial Law Review 132 * McKendrick E, ‘Breach of Contract and the Meaning of Loss’

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Current Legal Problems 37 * McKendrick E, ‘Promises to Perform - How Valuable?’ (1992) 5 Journal of Contract Law 6 * McKendrick E, ‘Pirelli Re-examined’ (1991) 11 Legal Studies 326 * McKendrick E, ‘Vicarious Liability and Independent Contractors - A Re-examination’ (1990) 53(6) Modern Law Review 770 * McKendrick E, ‘The Rights of Trade Union Members - Part I of the Employment Act 1988’ (1988) 17(2) Industrial Law Journal 141 * McKendrick E, ‘The Battle of the Forms and the Law of Restitution’ (1988) 8(Summer) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 197 * McKendrick E, ‘Specific Implement and Specific Performance - A Comparison’ 986Scots Law Times 249 * McKendrick E, ‘Trade Unions and Non-Striking Members’ (1986) 6(1) Legal Studies 35 * Wedderburn of Charlton L, McKendrick E and Real A, ‘Il Diritto del Lavoro in Gran Bretagna 1980-1983’ (1985) 28 Giornale Di Diritto Del Lavoro E Di Relazioni Industriali 833 * McKendrick E, ‘Economic Duress A Reply’ 985Scots Law Times 277 > ;Books *''Goode on Commercial Law'' (Penguin 2010) *''Contract Law'' (14th edn Macmillan 2021) *''Interests in Goods'' (with Norman Palmer) (Lloyd's of London Press 1998) *''Product Liability in the Construction Industry'' (with Norman Palmer) (Lloyd's of London Press 1993) *''Force Majeure and Frustration of Contract'' (Routledge 1995)

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1960 births Living people Academics of the London School of Economics Academics of the University of Central Lancashire Academics of the University of Essex Academics of University College London Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford Alumni of the University of Edinburgh British barristers English lawyers Fellows of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Fellows of St Anne's College, Oxford Members of Gray's Inn Pro-vice-chancellors of the University of Oxford Registrars of the University of Oxford Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford Legal scholars of the University of Oxford Honorary King's Counsel {{UK-law-bio-stub

Life

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