Bowstead and Reynolds on Agency 23rd ed: 2nd Supplement

This second cumulative supplement to the 23rd edition takes account of all developments in agency, including:

• Considerable revision to the material on fiduciary duty and on secret commissions in chapters 6 and 8.
• New textual material on: delegation of authority; nature of a solicitor’s retainer; identity of parties to a contract and undisclosed principals.
• Three significant cases from the Supreme Court on aspects of breach of fiduciary duty: Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025] UKSC 10; Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd [2025] UKSC 28; and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd [2025] UKSC 33.
• Privy Council case on exercise of powers for proper purposes: Tianrui (International) Holding Co Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36.