United Kingdom commercial law

United Kingdom commercial law is the law which regulates the sale and purchase of goods and services, when doing business in the United Kingdom. == History == Lex Mercatoria Hanseatic league Guild Mercantilism Freedom of contract Laissez faire == Foundations == === Personal property === Real property and personal property Ownership Equitable ownership Possession Attornment Bailment === Contracts === Commercial contracts === Agency === In the case of Watteau v Fenwick, Lord Coleridge CJ on the Queen's Bench concurred with an opinion by Wills J that a third party could hold personally liable a principal who he did know about when he sold cigars to an agent that was acting outside of its authority.

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