Commercial Law in the South Pacific

This book provides a detailed examination of the core areas of commercial law in common law jurisdictions across a range of South Pacific countries. It will be a useful resource for students, academics and practitioners working on Commercial Law in the South Pacific Region.

Mohammed Lawal Ahmadu is Vice Chancellor at Rayhaan University, Birnin Kebbi. As Professor of Law with research interests in information technology, commercial, corporate and human rights laws, amongst others, he is widely published locally and internationally, and has engaged in numerous international consultancy. He had also served as Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of Justice and Applied Legal Studies and earlier as Assistant to the Head of School at the University of the South Pacific (USP), School of Law in Oceania. During his time at USP, he wrote the first edition to Commercial Law and Practice in the South Pacific with the late Professor Robert A Hughes. He also held the position of Pro Vice Chancellor, Emalus Campus, USP.

Bridget Fa’amatuainu is a Lecturer in Law, teaching Pacific Law and Indigenous Private Law at AUT. Bridget is committed to engaging in critical legal, queer and feminist scholarship to elevate the voice and lived experiences of gender diverse communities, seeking to unravel and transform laws. Bridget’s research and supervision interests include law reform with an emphasis on pacific (eg Talanoa) and indigenous research methodology and theory in gender and equity legal research, private law and decolonial legal pedagogy.