Details
- Sets the law in context, highlighting key links to the business world and giving students a real perspective on the legal hurdles businesses face
- Key cases are highlighted and summarised throughout the text, making sure students are confident on how the law has developed and is applied in real life situations
- Examples, self-test questions and summary boxes are used throughout to reinforce learning, while key terms are defined at the start of each chapter to aid understanding and ensure exam success
- Covers business law requirements for professional bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Strong coverage of the English Legal System and European Union law gives students a thorough understanding of the subject and helps to place their learning within a wider context
- An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides further support, allowing students to test and develop their knowledge through interactive quizzes, flashcards and timelines.
New to this edition
- Fully updated to cover the latest developments affecting business law, including aspects affected by the Equality Act
- Complete with more diagrams and learning tools to fully explain difficult areas of the law
- Now made even more relevant to the business world, with improved 'why does it matter' features and 'business link' boxes throughout
- Additional coverage of business ethics and promissory estoppel, and an extended section on intellectual property law
This comprehensive textbook provides a thorough and accessible introduction to business law for the non-law student. Packed with up-to-date and relevant examples, it demonstrates the real applicability of the law to the business world, making it an invaluable companion for all those tackling business law for the first time.
Whether you're a would-be entrepreneur or looking to a career in management, this book gives you the solid base you need to make confident business decisions in the future. Designed for non-lawyers, Business Law is written in a clear and easy-to-follow style which avoids excessive legal terminology and presents the need-to-know facts and cases.
Fully referenced throughout and with an accompanying Online Resource Centre, Business Lawcombines accurate legal detail with strong learning tools such as self-test questions, chapter summaries and key definitions, helping you successfully navigate your way through this often complex subject.
Readership: Suitable for undergraduate students on business, finance, management, and related courses studying law for the first time.
1: Studying the LawThe English Legal System2: The law, the constitution and human rights in the UK3: Sources of law; statutory interpretation, and the legislative process4: The court structure and alternative forms of dispute resolutionLaw of the European Union5: History; institutions; sources of law and the impact on the UK6: Enforcement mechanismsContractual Obligations7: Essential features of a valid contract 1: offer and acceptance8: Essential features of a valid contract 2: consideration; intention to create legal relations and certainty of terms9: Contracts, contractual capacity, mistake, misrepresentation, and duress10: Contractual terms11: Statutory regulation of contracts12: Discharge of contract and remedies for breachTortious Liability13: Negligence and nuisance14: Economic loss, the liability of professional advisors, and psychiatric injury15: Vicarious liability and statutory dutiesEmployment16: Employment status and the terms forming the contract17: Dismissal at common law, redundancy and the transfer of undertakings18: Unfair dismissal and constructive dismissal19: Discrimination in the workplace and parental rights20: Regulation of the conditions of employmentIntellectual Property21: Intellectual propertyCompany Law22: Agency23: Type of organization and forming the business enterprise24: Corporate administration25: Maintenance of finance and capital26: Corporate management;
James Marson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Sheffield Hallam University
Review(s) from previous edition
"I am impressed with this serious attempt to produce a business law textbook of substance with an emphasis on case law - Pat Lloyd-Jones, Lecturer in Business Law, Swansea University
"The style is very readable and approachable, whilst maintaining good legal methodology. The main strengths are this style and coverage of areas such as EU law in such a user-friendly manner" - Janet Wilson-Ward, Lecturer in Law, University of Bath
"The author has conveyed some difficult concepts and detail with an 'easy' clarity. The case discussions are good and more detailed than in other texts; they bring facts to life and put them into a business context" - Michael Connolly, Lecturer in Law, University of Surrey .
