Anthony Gordon Guest, CBE, KC, FBA (born 8 February 1930), often published as A. G. Guest, is a British barrister and legal scholar. He was professor of English law at the King's College London from 1966 to 1997, having previously been a fellow of University College, Oxford, from 1955 to 1965."Donaldson, Prof. (Charles) Ian (Edward)", Who's Who (onlne ed., Oxford University Press, 2023). Retrieved 2 February 2024. He specialises in the law of contracts, especially relating to sale of goods, negotiable instruments and consumer credit."Professor Anthony Guest", King's College London. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
Guest was made a Queen's Counsel (QC; now King's Counsel, KC) in 1987.The London Gazette, 1 May 1987 (issue 50906), p. 5769. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1989 New Year Honours for services to the UN Commission on International Trade Law,The London Gazette, 30 December 1988 (supplement, issue 51578), p. 8. and elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1993."Professor Anthony Guest FBA", British Academy. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
Publications (editor) Anson's Principles of the Law of Contract (edns 21 to 26, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959–1984) (general editor) Chitty on Contracts (edns 23 to 27, London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1968–1994) (editor) Oxford Essays on Jurisprudence (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1961)For reviews of this book, see F E Dowrick (1963) 26 Modern Law Review 106; Charles Fried (1961) 61 Columbia Law Review 1384; A H Campbell, "Book Reviews" (1961) 12 Philosophical Quarterly 282; Wolfgang Friedmann, "Reviews" (1961) 76 Political Science Quarterly 615; and E S (1963) 28 Il Politico 222. The Law of Hire-Purchase (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1966)For reviews of this book, see Florence O'Donoghue (1967) 30 Modern Law Review 473; L S Sealy (1967) 25 Cambridge Law Journal 131; and W D Finlay (1966) 1 Irish Jurist (New Series) 376. (editor) Benjamin's Sale of Goods (edns 1 to 6, London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1974–2002) (editor, with Michael G. Lloyd and Eva Z. Lomnicka) Encyclopedia of Consumer Credit Law (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1975)For a review of this book, see R Lawson (1978) 41 Modern Law Review 500. (with Eva Z. Lomnicka) Introduction to the Law of Credit and Security (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1978)For reviews of this book, see R M Goode (1979) 42 Modern Law Review 125; and J W A Thornely (1979) 38 Cambridge Law Journal 415. (editor) Chalmers and Guest on Bills of Exchange (edns 14 to 15, London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1991–1998) Guest on the Law of Assignment (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 2012) (with Paul Matthews) The Law of Treasure (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2018)
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