AWG supervises the work of its Legal Advisory Panel on the relationship between Cape Town and contractual practices. These materials are intended to assist in informed and efficient contracting under Cape Town. 

Building upon volume 1 and 2 of the Series Cape Town Papers, the panel is now working on a comprehensive handbook designed to provide practical assistance to practitioners in working with the Cape Town Convention (Practitioners Handbook.  It will be available in electronic form later this year and will be updated periodically.

Volume 2 of the Series, entitled “Advanced Contract and Opinion Practices under the Cape Town Convention”, is now available for sale from Hart Publishing, c/o International Specialized Book Services for 50 GBP.  Net proceeds benefit the work of the Uniform Law Foundation, a foundation the purpose of which is to support the work of UNIDROIT.  To order a copy, please send an e-mail to orders@isbs.com or fax +1 503 280 8832.  The Publisher, Hart Publishing, can also be contacted by telephone at +1 503 280 8832.

Volume 1, "Contract Practices under the Cape Town Convention" .  This initial volume sets forth a basic framework for assessing the implications of the Cape Town Convention for contracts, easing the transition to a legal regime governed by these instruments. It was published by the Uniform Law Foundation in 2004.  To order a copy, kindly send your order and mailing details to: mailto:capetownbook@twc.uk.com. (Please include a current telephone number.)  You may also order by phoning +44 207 231 3131.

The Panel is currently chaired by John Pritchard of Holland & Knight.
 

Members of the Panel are:

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