John C. Phillips is a Professor of Law at

King's College London School of Law The Dickson Poon School of Law is the law school of King's College London, itself part of the federal University of London, and serves as one of the nine schools of study within the college. It is situated on the Strand in the East Wing of Some ...

. He was the Head of the School of Law from 2002 to 2005.

Biography

Phillips is a commercial lawyer, specialising in intellectual property and the law of

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. He graduated from Cambridge University, and practised as a barrister. He was the

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Faculty of Law Dean from 1993 to 1996. He moved to King's College, London and became the Head of the School of Law from 2002 to 2005.

Publications

;Articles *'The Human Rights Act and business: Friend or foe?' (2012) 4 Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 487 (with

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) *'Protecting Those in a Disadvantageous Negotiating Position: Unconscionable Bargains as a Unifying Doctrine' (2010) 45(3) Wake Forest Law Review 837 *"Smith v Hughes (1871)" in C Mitchell and P Mitchell (eds) ''

Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract ''Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract'' (2008) is a book by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in English contract law. Content The cases discussed are, *'' Coggs v Barnard'' (1703) on bailment *''Pillans v Van ...

'' (2008) 205 *The Contractual Nexus: is reliance essential? (2002) Vol 22 (i) OJLS 115-134 ;Books *''The Modern Contract of Guarantee'' (Sweet & Maxwell 2003)

References

John Phillips at King's College London School of Law
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