LSE Law School's rich tradition in private law ranges from doctrinal and comparative analyses of contract, torts, unjust enrichment and property law, to broader histories and theories of private law. One distinguishing feature is an emphasis on the continuity between general common law principles and the more specialized regimes of commercial, labour and consumer law. Another is a strong interest in the social and political context of private law and its real-world impact on vulnerable or weaker parties.
Eminent LSE staff who have taught and researched on private law in the past include Lord Wright, Lord Chorley, Harold Gutteridge, Sir Otto Kahn-Freund, L.C.B. (Jim) Gower, Aubrey Diamond, Bill Cornish, Lord Wedderburn, Sir Ross Cranston, Michael Bridge, and Dame Sarah Worthington. The Law School has a thriving private law community, and holds regular seminars, including the Private Law Hub series, to discuss work by LSE faculty and scholars from other institutions.