Setting the scene -- The Research Project on the Principles of BRICS Commercial Law : an introduction / Mauro Bussani and Salvatore Mancuso -- Commercial contract law in the BRICS : a comparative overview / Marta Infantino -- Questions and answers in the framework of national jurisdiction -- The questionnaire for the drafting of the national reports / Jacques du Plessis -- Brazilian report / Umberto Celli Junior and Lígia Espolaor Veronese -- Russian report / Aleksander Komarov -- Indian report / Nilima Bhadbhade -- Chinese report / Lihong Zhang -- South African report / Jacques du Plessis