This material is based on the "Good Purchasing Practice" [Ernst & Young, CVCP and SCOP] and provides a very brief overview of the law of contract. It has been supplemented using "Commercial Law 3rd Edition" [Robert Bradgate, Butterworths] and "Law for Purchasing and Supply 2nd Edition" [Margaret Griffiths, Financial Times, Pitman Publishing], If you have any queries regarding this topic your should contact you Head of Procurement in the first instance.