Ewan Gordon McKendrick (born 1960) is Professor of English Private Law at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. He is known for his academic work on the

law of contract A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tr ...

, as well as publications in the law of

unjust enrichment In laws of equity, unjust enrichment occurs when one person is enriched at the expense of another in circumstances that the law sees as unjust. Where an individual is unjustly enriched, the law imposes an obligation upon the recipient to make res ...

and

commercial law Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and business engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branc ...

Life

McKendrick was educated at the

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, where he studied law, and

Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located at Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after ...

, where he obtained a

Bachelor of Civil Law Bachelor of Civil Law (abbreviated BCL, or B.C.L.; la, Baccalaureus Civilis Legis) is the name of various degrees in law conferred by English-language universities. The BCL originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Camb ...

degree (BCL). After lecturing at the Central Lancashire Polytechnic,

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and

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

, he returned to Oxford in 1991 as a

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of St Anne's College. In 1995, he became Professor of English Law at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. He was

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as a member of

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in 1998 and was appointed a

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in 2009. He left UCL in 2000 to become Herbert Smith Professor of English Private Law at Oxford University, a post that is associated with a fellowship at

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. He became a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university in 2006. He became

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on 1 January 2011. In 2015, he was appointed an

honorary Queen's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel ( post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or ...

."Queen's Counsel in England & Wales: 2014 to 2015"
UK Government press release. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

Publications

;Articles ;Books *''Goode on Commercial Law'' (Penguin 2010) *''Contract Law'' (14th edn Macmillan 2021) *''Interests in Goods'' (with Norman Palmer) (Lloyd's of London Press 1998) *''Product Liability in the Construction Industry'' (with Norman Palmer) (Lloyd's of London Press 1993) *''Force Majeure and Frustration of Contract'' (Routledge 1995)

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1960 births Living people Academics of the London School of Economics Academics of the University of Central Lancashire Academics of the University of Essex Academics of University College London Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford Alumni of the University of Edinburgh British barristers English lawyers Fellows of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Fellows of St Anne's College, Oxford Members of Gray's Inn Pro-Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford Registrars of the University of Oxford Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford Legal scholars of the University of Oxford Honorary King's Counsel {{UK-law-bio-stub

Life

Publications

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