The sale and supply of goods is a crucial part of commercial law. This textbook offers a contemporary overview of this topic, with all the key information presented alongside a wealth of useful features.

Michael Furmston’s classic textbook has been reworked and brought completely up to date by James Devenney. New features include chapter overviews, in-focus sections, pause-for-thought exercises, highlighted key cases, end of chapter summaries and additional further reading. The scope of the book has also been expanded to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG); the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP); international sales contracts; interpretation; agency; and legislative proposals in the consumer context.

Supported by digital learning resources, including multiple choice questions, assessment advice and practice questions with feedback, this authoritative textbook is essential reading for students of commercial law.

“James Devenney, in the latest edition, with his careful exposition of the theories of sale and supply of goods, explores and fills an important gap in the commercial law literature. He skilfully explains and examines the origins of sales law, types of transactions and goods, and the elements of a sale of goods transaction. It is a leading book rich with evidence and examples. This book will lead the field in addressing legal problems in the sale and supply of goods transactions.”

Orkun Akseli, Professor of Commercial Law and Academic Director of Manchester LawTech Initiative, The University of Manchester Law School, UK

“In its original form this was a thoughtful and clearly expressed text. It has been further enhanced and fully updated by Professor Devenney; it has retained its insight and clarity but has a welcome breadth which will appeal to an even wider readership. Its analysis of international private law matters will also make it very useful to students of International Trade and ‘dry’ Maritime Law. It will be essential reading for my students at both undergraduate and post graduate level.”

Anthony Rogers, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Law School, UK

The late Michael Furmston was formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Professor of Law and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol; formerly Dean of Law at Singapore Management University, Singapore; and formerly of the Centre for Commercial Law and Justice at Sunway University, Malaysia. He was also a Bencher of Gray’s Inn.

James Devenney is Head of the School of Law and Professor of Transnational Commercial Law at the University of Reading, UK. He is also Full Visiting Professor of Commercial Law at the UCD Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin, Ireland; Professor of Commercial Law at Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus; and Visiting Professor of Law, Dalian Maritime University, China.