Commercial Law: Commentary & Materials provides a comprehensive range of case material, legislation & secondary materials essential to the study of commercial & personal property law in Australia. It opens with a discussion on the distinctiveness of Australian commercial law, then continues with a treatment of what influences & informs Australian commercial law & concludes with the future of commercial law (including the impact of electronic commerce). This new casebook covers both product-based trade & trade in services, the former being of particular relevance to the modern information economy. The extensive commentary guides readers through the extracted materials & situates them in an historical context. It accentuates the fundamental principles of commercial & personal property law but not at the expense of taking a critical view of the current state & how it can be reformed.