Business Law 4th Edition

Company Law

Business Law 4th Edition

By James: Ferris Katy Marson
Oxford University Press September 2016

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ISBN-13
9780198794431
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
September 2016
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only
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Marson and Ferris' Business Law demonstrates the real applicability of the law to the business world, packed full of up-to-date and relevant examples and case law.

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. Would-be entrepreneurs and those looking to a career in management will find that this book provides the solid base needed to make confident business decisions in the future.

Fully referenced throughout and with an accompanying Online Resource Centre, Business Law combines accurate legal detail with strong learning tools such as self-test questions, chapter summaries and key definitions, helping students successfully navigate their way through this often complex subject.

Table of Contents

1. Studying law

PART I THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
2. The law, the constitution and human rights in the UK
3. Sources of law, statutory interpretation, and the legislative process
4. The court structure and alternative forms of dispute resolution

PART II LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
5. History, institutions, sources of law and the impact on the UK, and the international dimension

PART III CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
6. Essential features of a valid contract 1: offer and acceptance
7. Essential features of a valid contract 2: consideration, intention to create legal relations and certainty of terms
8. Contracts, contractual capacity, mistake, misrepresentation, and duress
9. Contractual terms
10. Statutory regulation of contracts
11. Discharge of contract and remedies for breach

PART IV TORTIOUS LIABILITY
12. Negligence and nuisance
13. Economic loss, the liability of professional advisors, and psychiatric injury
14. Vicarious liability and statutory duties

PART V COMPANY LAW
15. Type of organization and forming the business enterprise
16. Corporate administration
17. Maintenance of finance and capital
18. Corporate management

PART VI AGENCY LAW
19. Agency

PART VII EMPLOYMENT
20. Employment status and the terms forming the contract
21. Dismissal at common law, redundancy and the transfer of undertakings
22. Unfair dismissal and constructive dismissal
23. Discrimination in the workplace and parental rights
24. Regulation of the conditions of employment

PART VIII INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
25. Intellectual property
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