Notes and Comments on Cases in International Law, Commercial Law, and Arbitration

Dr F.A. Mann is an internationally known and widely respected lawyer. He combined a thriving practice with a prolific output of writing and teaching, with much of his work centering on the inter-relationship of national and international law. This book presents a selection of his writing, on a diverse range of subjects. Directed at lawyers with an interest in international law, this selection covers topics such as Bills of Exchange and the conflict of laws, the Spycatcher case and Austrian nationality. The collection should be of interest to practising and academic international lawyers, and to scholars and postgraduate students of international law, commercial law, and arbitration.

Review:

'It is good to have together all these comments, expressed in Mann's inimitable style ... it is nice to have this extremely well-produced book. It is a pleasure, indeed it is rather fun, to read. Many thanks to all concerned !' The Cambridge Law Journal 'the essays on arbitration, commercial law and international law covering decisions in the United States, Australia, England and elsewhere in Europe can be dipped into with profit' International Company and Commercial Law Review 'They don't make them like that any more. Francis Mann's intellect could crush the most complex problem into a bite-size portion; and his nature was to dispatch the problem, authoritatively and elegantly, without delay ... the present volume, containing 80 case notes and comments and his one speech, are perhaps more quintessentially his than those more substantial pieces ... Connoisseurs of legal writing, as well as those in search of the penetrating critique of an individual case, will relish the collection. The notes and comments are classic examples of the miniaturist's art, from an author whowas also master of the broadest landscapes.' Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 'This book is an intellectual delight. It is impossible to read a page without hearing the voice and conjuring up the image of Fancis Mann probing, chiding, rebuking, exhorting ... has the limited and specific aim of bringing before a wider audience 50 years of brilliance from a remarkable writer. In this task it succeeds completely. Hours of pleasure await.' Law Quarterly Review