Having obtained his bachelors and masters degrees from the London School of Economics, Michael Bridge started his academic career at the Universities of Leicester and Leeds before moving to Canada, where he held the position of Professor of Law at McGill University, Montreal. On his return to England, he was the Hind Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Nottingham, and Head of the Law Department for several years, later the Professor of Commercial Law at UCL, where he was also Executive Dean of the Faculty of Laws. Subsequently he became the Cassel Professor of Commercial Law at the London School of Economics before acquiring Emeritus status in 2017. He is a Bencher of the Middle Temple, Honorary Queen’s Counsel and a Fellow of the British Academy.
Books
Edited Books
Book Chapters
Michael G. Bridge, 'Force Majeure Clauses: Character, Scope and Protection' in Paul S Davies and Hans Tjio (eds), Fraud and Risk in Commercial Law (Hart Publishing 2024)
Michael G. Bridge, 'Ownership, Personalty and Security Transactions' in Sinéad Agnew and Marcus Smith (eds), Law at the Cutting Edge: Essays in Honour of Sarah Worthington (Hart Publishing 2024) 243
Michael G. Bridge, 'Risk of Loss' in Larry DiMatteo, André Janssen, Ulrich Magnus and Reiner Schulze (eds), International Sales Law: A Handbook (2nd edn, Nomos/Hart Publishing 2021) 663
Michael G. Bridge, 'Remedies and Damages' in Larry DiMatteo, André Janssen, Ulrich Magnus and Reiner Schulze (eds), International Sales Law: A Handbook (2nd edn, Nomos/Hart Publishing 2021) 560
Michael G. Bridge, 'Contract in Globalization' in Hisaei Ito (ed), Beyond Globalization: Future of Comparative Law in Asia/Pacific (Chuo University Press 2020) 361
Michael G. Bridge, '
Bulk Goods and Title Transfer' in C Mitchell and S Watterson (eds),
The World of Maritime and Commercial Law (Hart Publishing 2020) 139
Journal Articles
Michael G. Bridge, 'The CISG and Commodity Sales: A Relationship to be Revisited?' [2021] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 271
Michael G. Bridge, 'Frustration and Excused Non-Performance' (2021) 137 Law Quarterly Review 580
Representative Publications
Michael G. Bridge, “The Quistclose Trust in a World of Secured Transactions” (1992) 12 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 333-36
Michael G. Bridge, “Mitigation of Damages in Contract and the Meaning of Avoidable Loss” (1989) 105 Law Quarterly Review 398-423
Michael G. Bridge, “Does Anglo-Canadian Law Need a Doctrine of Good Faith?” (1984) 9 Canadian Business Law Journal 385-426
