Description
The market-leading text for service courses on introductory business law. Business Law 7th
edition provides a clear, jargon-free and easy to understand text for students new to law.
Comprehensive coverage and well illustrated by cases, diagrams, specimen documents and
questions. The text provides an excellent teaching resource for business law focusing on
introductory aspects of English law and the English legal system; the law relating to
business organisations, namely sole traders, partnerships and companies; legal aspects of
business transactions, covering contract, tort, sale and supply of goods, consumer law and
criminal liability in the context of business; and the law relating to employment.
Table of 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
Features
In-chapter features including learning objectives, specimen examination questions and
useful website references
Companion website features regular updates to the law, enabling lecturers and students to
keep up-to-date with new legislative developments
Excellent lecturer support package including photocopiable OHT masters, problem scenarios
and outline solutions
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