
rjh1009@cam.ac.uk
University Lecturer in Law
Interests
Contract law, commercial law and banking law.
CV / Biography
Life Fellow of Fitzwilliam College.
Selected publications
Books
Commercial law: text, cases, and materials (with M Clarke, R Munday, L Sealy, A Tettenborn & P Turner) (Oxford University Press, 2017) 5th Edition
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ISBN 13:
978-0199692088
Ellinger’s Modern Banking Law (with E Ellinger & E Lomnicka ) (Oxford University Press, 2006) 4th Edition
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ISBN 13:
978-0195691887
Commercial and Consumer Law (Butterworths Student Statutes) (ed) (ABC-Clio, 1999) 2nd Edition
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Articles
'Problems of uncertainty with endeavours clauses' (2017) 32 JIBFL 466
Citation:
(2017) 32 JIBFL 466
Published: Sep 2017
'Contractual estoppel and the Misrepresentation Act 1967' University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper Series, Paper No 57/2016
Citation:
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper Series, Paper No 57/2016
Published: Nov 2016
'Implied Terms after Belize Telecom' (2014) 72 CLJ 315
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(2014) 72 CLJ 315
Published: Jan 2014
'Controlling contractual discretion' (2013) 72 CLJ 65
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(2013) 72 CLJ 65
Published: Jan 2013
'Release provisions in intercreditor agreements' (2012) JBL 213
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(2012) JBL 213
Published: Jan 2012
'Security, security trusts and the amendment of syndicated credit agreements: lessons from Australia' (2012) LMCLQ 145
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(2012) LMCLQ 145
Published: Jan 2012
'Fraud and letters of credit: Part 1' (2003) 18 JIBFL 91
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(2003) 18 JIBFL 91
Published: Jan 2003
'Fraud and letters of credit: Part 2' (2003) 18 JIBFL 132
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(2003) 18 JIBFL 132
Published: Jan 2003
'Fraud and letters of credit: is there a nullity exception?' (2002) 61 CLJ 239
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(2002) 61 CLJ 239
Published: Jan 2002
'Lender liability for environmental damage' (2001) 60 CLJ 405
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(2001) 60 CLJ 405
Published: Jan 2001
'Bankers’ references and the bank’s duty of confidentiality: when practice does not make perfect' (2000) 59 CLJ 21
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(2000) 59 CLJ 21
Published: Jan 2000
'Collecting banks, conversion and confusion' (1999) 58 CLJ 278
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(1999) 58 CLJ 278
Published: Jan 1999
'EU cross-border credit transfers – the new regime' (1999) 14 JIBFL 387
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(1999) 14 JIBFL 387
Published: Jan 1999
'Direct debits and set-off – the tiger roars' (1997) CLJ 56(3), 500-503
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(1997) CLJ 56(3), 500-503
Published: Jan 1997
'Undue influence and unconscionable bargain' (1997) LMCLQ 20
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(1997) LMCLQ 20
Published: Jan 1997
'Remedies for wrongful dishonour of a cheque' (1996) 55 CLJ 189
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(1996) 55 CLJ 189
Published: Jan 1996
'Taking security after O’Brien' (1995) LMCLQ 346
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(1995) LMCLQ 346
Published: Jan 1995
'Prevention of fraud by non-transferable cheques' (1992) 51 CLJ 432
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(1992) 51 CLJ 432
Published: Jan 1992
'Remedies for misrepresentation' (1992) NLJ 60
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(1992) NLJ 60
Published: Jan 1992
'Consideration and the existing duty' (1991) JBL 19
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(1991) JBL 19
Published: Jan 1991
'Damages and the Misrepresentation Act 1967' (1991) 107 LQR 547
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(1991) 107 LQR 547
Published: Jan 1991
'Pre-incorporation contracts ' (1991) 51 CLJ 413
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(1991) 51 CLJ 413
Published: Jan 1991
'Sale by description and merchantable quality' (1991) 50 CLJ 33
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(1991) 50 CLJ 33
Published: Jan 1991
'A reasonable compromise' (1991) LMCLQ 449
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(1991) LMCLQ 449
Published: Jan 1991
'Bearing up to bills of exchange' (1991) LMCLQ 463
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(1991) LMCLQ 463
Published: Jan 1991
'Does constructive knowledge make a constructive trustee?' (1987) 61 ALJ 281
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(1987) 61 ALJ 281
Published: Jan 1987
Book Chapters
"Bills of Exchange and Banking" in H Beale (ed(s)), Chitty on Contracts (Thomson-Reuters), forthcoming
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Published Forthcoming
"Bills of Exchange and Banking" in H Beale (ed(s)), Chitty on Contract: Supplement to the 35th edition (Thomson-Reuters, 2024), pp. 487-533
"Bills of Exchange and Banking" in H Beale (ed(s)), Chitty on Contracts (Thomson-Reuters, 2023), pp. 189-489
"Banking law" in A Burrows (ed(s)), Principles of English Commercial Law (Oxford University Press, 2015), pp. 191-235
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Pages:
191-235
ISBN 13:
9780198746225
Published Jan 2015
"Banking Law" in A Burrows (ed(s)), English Private Law (Oxford University Press, 2013), pp. 801-842
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Pages:
801-842
ISBN 13:
9780191778612
Published Jan 2013
"Electronic Funds Transfer" in M Hapgood (ed(s)), Paget’s Law of Banking , 2007), pp. 353-463
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353-463
Published Jan 2007
"Recharacterisation" in D Neo, TH Wu & M Hor (ed(s)), Lives in the Law: Essays in Honour of Peter Ellinger, Koh Kheng Lian & Tan Sook Yee , 2007), pp. 30-51
Pages:
30-51
Published Jan 2007
"Payment by funds transfer" (with J Taylor) in M Brindle & R Cox (ed(s)), Law of Bank Payments, 2004), pp. 49-185
Pages:
49-185
Published Jan 2004
"Material Adverse Change Clauses after 9/11" in S Worthington (ed(s)), Commercial law and commercial practice , 2003), pp. 305-333
Pages:
305-333
Published Jan 2003
"Relationship of bank and customer (Div C, chs 1-7, 10-17)" in P Cresswell and others (ed(s)), Encyclopedia of Banking Law, 2003)
Published Jan 2003
"Domestic banking operations (Div D, chs 7-8, 11)" in P Cresswell and others (ed(s)), Encyclopedia of Banking Law, 2003)
Published Jan 2003
"Payment and payment systems (Div D1)" in P Cresswell and others (ed(s)), Encyclopedia of Banking Law, 2003)
Published Jan 2003
"Payment in a cashless society" in B Rider (ed(s)), The realm of company law: a collection of papers in hour of Professor Leonard Sealy (Kluwer Law International, 1998), pp. 233-260
"The Commercial Court" in Council of Europe (ed(s)), Commercial Justice , 1996), pp. 33-36
Pages:
33-36
Published Jan 1996