ABSTRACT

This latest edition of Business Law has been thoroughly updated and expanded to provide a clear and comprehensive treatment of the key aspects of business law. Major developments that have occured since the last edition are covered, including:

  • the increasing impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 
  • the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000
  • numerous cases from both domestic and European courts.

Exploring both the form and content of the legal regulation of business in a critically informed context, Business Law, primarily designed for undergraduates on business studies courses, is also ideal for all those who need to study the interaction between the law and business as part of their main course.

 

chapter 1|44 pages

LAW AND LEGAL SOURCES

chapter |4 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1 LAW AND LEGAL SOURCES

The nature of law Categories of law

chapter 2|18 pages

THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL COURTS

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2 THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL COURTS

chapter 3|32 pages

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

3.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

chapter 4|4 pages

THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF CONTRACT LAW

4.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4 THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF CONTRACT LAW

chapter 5|28 pages

THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT

5.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT

chapter 6|12 pages

CONTENTS OF A CONTRACT

6.1 CONTRACT TERMS AND MERE REPRESENTATIONS

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6 CONTENTS OF A CONTRACT

chapter 7|20 pages

VITIATING FACTORS

7.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7 VITIATING FACTORS

chapter 8|16 pages

DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT

8.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 8 DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT

chapter 9|36 pages

SALE AND SUPPLY OF GOODS

9.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter |4 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 9 SALE AND SUPPLY OF GOODS

Sale of Goods Act 1979

chapter 10|24 pages

NEGLIGENCE

10.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter |4 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 10 NEGLIGENCE

chapter 11|14 pages

AGENCY

11.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter |4 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 11 AGENCY

Definition

chapter 12|26 pages

PARTNERSHIP LAW

12.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter |4 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 12 PARTNERSHIP LAW

Definition of ‘partnership’ The legal status of a partnership

chapter 13|70 pages

COMPANY LAW

13.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter |6 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 13 COMPANY LAW

The effects of incorporation

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 14 INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS (1): THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT

chapter 15|32 pages

INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS (2): EQUAL PAY AND DISCRIMINATION

15.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 16|34 pages

INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS (3): TERMINATION

16.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 17|18 pages

EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

17.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 17 EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

chapter 18|22 pages

CONSUMER CREDIT

18.1 INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 18 CONSUMER CREDIT

chapter |6 pages

FURTHER READING

Chapter 1 Law and Legal Sources