Chapter 3 Further reading

  • Caterina Gardiner , ‘ The EC (Commercial Agents) Directive: Twenty Years After Its Introduction, Divergent Approaches Still Emerge From the Irish and UK Courts ’ [2007] JBL 412. The first half of this article discusses the definition of ‘commercial agent’ found in the 1993 Regulations, focussing on the case law surrounding the terms ‘negotiate’ and ‘secondary activities’.
  • Roderick Munday , Agency: Law and Principles (4th edn, OUP 2022) ch 1. Provides a clear and accessible introduction to the concept of agency, as well as looking at the foundations of the agency relationship and the operation of the 1993 Regulations.
  • Séverine Saintier , Commercial Agency Law: A Comparative Analysis (Ashgate, 2002). This text focuses on the Commercial Agents Directive and its implementation by the UK and France. Provides a detailed account of the background to the Directive and 1993 Regulations.
  • Peter G Watts , Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency (22nd edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2021) chs 1 and 11. The definitive text on the law of agency. Chapter 1 provides an excellent introduction to the law of agency, whereas chapter 11 discusses commercial agents.
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