Subjects:

Commercial Law

Contents:

Table of Statutes

Table of Cases

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO LAW
1. The Nature of Law

2. The Changing Law

3. Legal Services and Dispute Settlement

PART 2: BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS

4. Classification and Survey of Types of Business Organisation

5. Non-Corporate Organisations

6. Companies

PART 3: BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

7. Introduction to the Law of Contract

8. Types of Business Contract

9. The Terms of Business Contracts

10. Contracts for the Supply of Goods and Services

11. Tort in Business

12. Criminal Liability of Business

13. Credit

14. Consumer Protection

PART 4: BUSINESS RESOURCES

15. Business Property

16. Employing Labour

Index

The new edition of this popular text continues to provide comprehensive coverage of the law for non-law students in a clear and straightforward manner. Highly regarded, Business Law has been fully updated and is well illustrated with cases and diagrams throughout.

The text is divided into four distinct parts. Part One introduces the student to the nature of the law and the English legal system. Part Two examines the different types of business organisations and Part Three explores contract law, tort law, consumer law and criminal liability as they relate to business. The final part, Business Resources, introduces the student to business property and employment law. A user-friendly two-colour text design aids navigation throughout the text.

New to this edition:-

• Detailed coverage of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Consumer Credit Act 2006, the Fraud Act 2006, the Employment Act 2004, the Equality Act 2006, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Work and Families Act 2006
• Increased coverage of EU law
• Recent progress in tort law concerning the rule of joint vicarious liability
• Case and legislative law developments, particularly in the area of employment including age discrimination and the new transfer of employees regulations 2006 (TUPE).
• Recent case decisions including George Wimpey UK Ltd. v VI Construction Ltd (2005), G.E. Capital Bank Ltd. v Rushton and Jenking (2005), Badger v Ministry of Defence (2005) and Haward v Fawcetts (a firm) (2006).
• Coverage of the Companies Act 2006 as it relates to business