1. The DCFR in relation to English contract law Stephen Waddams; 2. The draft Common Frame of Reference and European contract law: moving from the 'academic' to the 'political' Paula Giliker; 3. The Europeanisation of contract law and the role of comparative law: the case of the Directive on Consumer Rights Cristina Amato; 4. The private law dimension to the 'State of the Union': (D)CFR/CESL Initiatives and the Europeanisation of private law Mel Kenny and James Devenney; 5. European contract law: how to exclude land? Peter Sparkes; 6. Harmonization and its discontents: a transaction costs critique of a European contract law David Campbell and Roger Halson; 7. Theory and practice of constructing a common contract law terminology Chiara Perfumi; 8. Private law discourse and scholarship in the wake of the Europeanisation of private law Olha Cherednychenko; 9. Contract codification and the English: some observations from the Indian Contract Act 1872 Warren Swain; 10. Consequences of implementing EU legislation – an Estonian experience Irene Jull and Sander Kärson; 11. The impact of Europe on Irish contract law Cliona Kelly; 12. The Europeanisation of the insurance contract law: the insurer's duty to advise and its regulation in German and European law Piotr Tereszkiewicz; 13. European contract law making and development: lessons from Directive 93/13's Price Term Exemption Michael Schillig; 14. Enforcement or compensation? Damages actions in EU law after the Draft Common Frame of Reference Dorota Leczykiewicz; 15. Consumer complaints and alternative dispute resolution: harmonization of the European ADR system Immaculada Barral-Viñals; 16. Conclusion Mel Kenny and James Devenney.