Gerard’s work on the interpretation of contracts - in particular his book The Construction of Contracts – Interpretation, Implication and Rectification (published by Oxford University Press in 2007) - has been influential in Singapore where it is regularly cited, including in the landmark decision of the Singapore Court of Appeal in Zurich Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd v B-Gold Interior Design & Construction Pte Ltd [2008] SGCA 27 (as well as being relied upon in the English and Australian courts).
Gerard has been Professor of Law at the University of Bristol since 2002. His research interests comprise all aspects of commercial and financial law. He is also one of the editors of McMeel and Virgo on Financial Advice and Financial Products – Law and Liability (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed, 2007), as well as many articles on contract, commercial and financial law.