This book contains papers written for the eighth Norton Rose Law Colloquium, held in Oxford in September 2009. The theme of the eighth colloquium and of this volume is Contract Formation and Parties, vital to Practitioners and of key interest to academics.
The book begins with an introduction by the editors which draws out the central features of the discussions at the colloquium and includes a foreward by Lord Justice Longmore. It is then structured around two primary themes of the colloquium and includes contributions from eminent academics as well as practitioner perspective.