Provides a comprehensive and in-depth treatment of both tangible and intangible personal property
Addresses a critical area of commercial law as the bulk of corporate wealth now lies in personal property, whether tangible interests in plant, machinery, ships and aircraft, or intangible holdings in book debts, shares, intellectual property rights and insurance policies
Examines in detail the various interests in personal property, exploring concepts such as ownership, possession and bailment, as well as equitable interests
Considers the various ways of acquiring and transferring interests
Discusses how interests are protected and enforced, in common law and in equity
Explores the legal principles in depth, with detailed analysis of case law
Deals with the property aspects of sale of goods
Analyses all modes of dealing with or transferring interests in intangible property
Covers security interests
Addresses such commercial topics as retention of title clauses and Quistclose trusts, by locating them within the wider common law and equitable principles
Deals with private international law, insolvency and procedural issues
