Bowstead and Reynolds on Agency, 24th Edition by Peter Watts KC | 2026*

Bowstead and Reynolds on Agency, 24th Edition by Peter Watts KC | 2026*

Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency is a key reference work for commercial lawyers and practitioners. As part of the established Common Law Library, this edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect recent developments in the law of agency and its interaction with related areas, including contract, administrative, tort, commercial and company law, property law, and conflict of laws.

Key Features of Bowstead and Reynolds on Agency, 24th Edition: 

• Tortious liability: Includes new guidance arising from Ankong v Green Elite Ltd [2025] UKPC 47 and Manhattan Coffee Investment Holding v Mwagiru [2026] UKPC 21.

• Authority of agents: Examines significant developments concerning the scope and exercise of an agent’s authority, including Mitchell v Al Jaber [2025] UKSC 43.

• Limits of authority: Considers important decisions on the boundaries of an agent’s authority, including McFarlane v General Legal Council [2026] UKPC 16 and Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd v Ivanishvili [2025] UKPC 53.

• Fiduciary duties: Provides updated analysis of the fiduciary responsibilities owed by agents, including Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa [2026] UKSC 21 and Rhule v Smith [2026] UKPC 10.

• Third-party rights: Incorporates recent principles concerning the position of third parties, including Anheuser-Busch International Inc v Commonwealth Brewery Ltd [2026] UKPC 8.

• Disclosure by agents: Includes new guidance on an agent’s disclosure obligations following X v Lord Advocate [2025] UKSC 44.

• Allocation of liability: Examines recent developments concerning the allocation of responsibility and liability, including Estate of Bethel v Attorney General of the Bahamas [2026] UKPC 26.

• Succession of principals: Addresses recent case law concerning changes in the identity or succession of principals, including Crescent Gas Corp Ltd v National Iranian Oil Co [2025] EWCA Civ 1211, Moorwand Ltd v Hamblin [2026] EWCA Civ 942, and South Bank Hotel Management Co Ltd v Galliard Hotels Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 56.

• Further updates: Contains additional new material across 11 chapters, covering areas such as agency structures, directors’ duties, quantum meruit, termination of agency relationships, and other significant aspects of agency law.

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