John Cartwright (born 1957[1]) is the Professor of the Law of Contract at the University of Oxford, a Student (Fellow) of Christ Church, and a qualified Solicitor.
[2] He sat Honour Moderations in Classics in 1978, but decided to become a lawyer and transferred courses, gaining a BA in Jurisprudence from the university in 1981.
Cartwright was appointed an Official Student of Christ Church after graduation and has been a Tutor of Law since 1982.
In 2004 he was appointed Reader in the Law of Contract at the university.
He speaks French fluently and has a profound interest in French law and in the promotion of the ties between the Universities of Oxford and Paris.