Introduction to Business Law

• Business Insight boxes show the content to be relevant and newsworthy and allow the students to engage with the law in a way that other textbooks don't
• Diagrams and flowcharts are presented in a fresh colour design and the many headings guide the reader's progress through the subject
• Viewpoint boxes show testimony from former business students and professionals to illustrate how the topics in business law affect people in every discipline of business from marketing through to operations
• A Must-Know Terms feature prominently presents definitions for ease of reference and provides students with a full understanding of relevant terminology
• Accessible author commentary sheds light on the theories presented whilst making it accessible for students who are new to this discipline
• Students only need to buy one text for this course: this single volume can be used as a gateway for further study since it describes, analyses, and interprets all the fundamental aspects of a business law course
• An accompanying student website features detailed updates of the law, a flash card glossary of key terms, multiple choice questions to provide a fully supported learning experience
• Reviewed for accuracy by subject area specialists

Business students often find Business law modules challenging, irrelevant to their future career, and full of alien terminology and concepts.

anticipates these objections and consciously demonstrates the relevance of key areas of the law to a world of work that the business student can relate to. It is written in an engaging and accessible style and the look and feel of the book has been developed to replicate the kind of textbook that a business student is familiar with, with structured features and illustrative diagrams and photographs. Covering all key topics addressed on business law modules and rigorously reviewed by subject area specialists this textbook gives students the best chance of succeeding in their business law module.

Clearly structured in five parts, Introduction to Business Law fosters a solid foundation in the key legal concepts of the English Legal System, contract law and negligence before discussing how the law affects the everyday workings of businesses and their employees from company formation to winding up and insolvency.

Key features

· Case boxes provide a break down of key cases including the facts and the decision. The relevance of the cases are therefore immediately clear and not concealed in unnecessary detail.

· Insight boxes offer current and newsworthy examples of the pervasive influence of law in the modern business world featuring; Wayne Rooney, The National Lottery, Naomi Campbell, Kodak and British Airways.

· Viewpoint boxes offer 'from the horse's mouth' testimonies from business people and past business students highlighting the law they came across in their jobs.

· Diagrams and photographs provide an immediate and tangible illustration of concepts.

· Study skills chapter and glossary are an invaluable aid for those new to the study of law.

Online Resource Centre

The book is accompanied by a comprehensive online resource centre offering several resources to support teaching and learning.

For Students

· Detailed updates to the law following publication

· Flashcard glossary of key terms

· Multiple choice questions

· Exam help

· Pointers to the questions in the text

For lecturers

· Testbank

· Instructor's manual

· PP slides

· Suggestions for group and seminar activities

Readership: Business, accountancy and finance students studying a business law module. This module is compulsory on qualifying accountancy degrees. It is either compulsory or optional on business studies courses and other business degrees such as business management. Business school students will generally have not studied law before and so often find this module challenging.