Full Description
Building on the success of the first edition, this new edition of Essentials of Business Law continues to provide a lively account of the law as it applies to business courses and related programmes. Diagrams and scenarios firmly locate the law in the real world, ensuring this introductory text explains the sometimes complex legal processes are explained in an easy to understand manner.
Contents
Preface Table of Cases Table of Statutes Table of Statutory InstrumentsTable of European LegislationStudy skills1.The legal system 2. Making a contract3. The terms of the contract4. Misrepresentation, Mistake, Duress and Illegality5. Discharge of contracts and remedies for breach6. Agency7. The Sale of Goods Act 19798. The tort of negligence 9. Nuisance, Trespass, Defamation and Vicarious Liability10. Companies (1): Characteristics and formation 11. Companies (2): Management, control and winding up12. Partnership, limited liability partnership and choice of legal status 13. Employment (1): The contract of employment, employment rights and dismissal14. Employment (2): Discrimination and Health and Safety15. Regulation of business by the criminal law 16. Credit transactions and intellectual property rights17. The resolution of business disputesGlossary Index
