Commercial law

Author: Eric Baskind; Greg Osborne; Lee Roach
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199664238
Published In: June 2013
Format: Paperback , 808 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Practical, fictional case studies are referred to in example boxes throughout the book, demonstrating the types of legal issues and problems that the law is intended to regulate and helping students to understand the context and practical application of the law
Regular case boxes throughout the text highlight cases of importance, providing a succinct account of the material facts of the case, a clear account of the court's decision and reasoning and, where appropriate, commentary on the decision
Key legislation boxes help students understand which statutory provisions are of fundamental importance
Definitions of key terms appear in the margins the first time the term is used, thus ensuring that students are not confused by the terminology of the subject
Each chapter provides annotated further reading lists that enable students to more fully explore and dsicuss each chapter topic
Each chapter closes with a problem question and an exam-style essay question (with answer guidance available on the Online Resource Centre), giving students the opportunity to test their knowledge and providing a starting point for classroom discussion

Commercial Law offers a fresh, modern, and stimulating account of the subject, thereby helping students better understand this important area of law.

The text provides thorough coverage of all key aspects of the syllabus, including the law of agency, the sale of goods, international trade, and methods of payment, finance, and security.

A range of learning features are employed throughout the book to encourage understanding of the law and to demonstrate how the principles behind it play out in practical domestic and international commercial transactions.

Online Resource Centre

Commercial Law is accompanied by a comprehensive Online Resource Centre which offers free access to the following resources:

- Twice-annual updates on key developments
- Bonus online chapters covering consumer credit, insurance law and competition law
- Further reading lists for each chapter
- A flashcard glossary
- A test bank of multiple-choice questions
- Downloadable versions of the diagrams from the book
- Guidance on approaching the problem questions posed in the book

Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate law or business students studying commercial law.

An introduction to commercial law
1.: An introduction to commercial law
2.: Personal property
The law of agency
3.: An introduction to the law of agency
4.: The creation of the agency relationship
5.: The authority of an agent
6.: Relations between principal and agent
7.: Relations between principal and third party
8.: Relations between agent and third party
9.: Termination of authority
The law relating to the domestic sale of goods
10.: An introduction to the sale of goods
11.: Transfer of property and risk
12.: Transfer of title
13.: Perishing of goods
14.: Delivery and payment
15.: The statutory implied terms
16.: Remedies of the seller
17.: Remedies of the buyer
18.: Product liability
The law relating to the international sale of goods
19.: Introduction to international sales and documentation
20.: International trade terms
21.: Contracts of carriage of goods by sea
22.: Marine cargo insurance and other risk control mechanisms in international sales
Methods of payment security and finance
23.: Legal aspects of money and payment
24.: Documentary payments
25.: Security interests in property
26.: Forms of title-based financing

Eric Baskind, Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University, Greg Osborne, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth, and Lee Roach, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth

Eric Baskind is Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University

Greg Osborne is Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University of Portsmouth

Lee Roach is Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University of Portsmouth