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Law for Business Students mylawchamber pack, 7th Edition

Law for Business Students mylawchamber pack, 7th Edition

Author: Alix Adams
Publisher: Pearson U.K._
ISBN: 9781408287071
Published In: March 2012
Format: Paperback
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Catering for a range of learning styles, Law for Business Students, clearly outlines the main legal rules and cases before reinforcing understanding through application of the law to business examples and topical news stories. A broad variety of end of chapter resources ensure students understand key terms and issues covered in the chapter and have the opportunity to practice answering questions and undertake activities relating to each topic, further enhancing their understanding and building their legal knowledge.

Features

Chapter introductions establish the main topics
Learning objectives clearly set out the most important issues
Real life boxes provide an insight into how the law is applied to real life scenarios
Key Terms are highlighted
In the news boxes show real examples of the how the law impacts everyday life
“Worth thinking about” draws your attention to points that may need more discussion
Case Summariesprovide a concise account of important cases
Quiz tests your knowledge
Chapter summary Reviews the most important points in the chapter
Web activity are interactive to help aid understanding
End-of-chapter assignments make sure you understood everything in the chapter
Take a closer look encourages reading of the cases in full.

New To This Edition

Includes all major changes to the law including the implementation of the Equality Act.
A new page layout aids navigation through the seven part structure and clearly identifies each type of learning feature enabling students to get the most out of their study.

Guided tour

Publisher's Acknowledgements

Preface

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Table of statutory instruments

Table of European and International legislation

Part 1: Introduction: Getting started

1 Study Skills

2 The nature of law

3 How the law is made

4 Resolving legal disputes

Part 2: Law of contract, agency and sale of goods

5 The law of contract: offer and acceptance

6 The law of contract: consideration, intention and privity

7 The terms of the contract

8 Defects in the contract: misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influence

9 More defects: illegality and incapacity

10 Discharge of the contract and remedies for breach

11 The law of agency

12 Sale of goods: the contract and its terms

13 Sale of goods: transfer of ownership, performance and remedies for breach of contract

Part 3: The law of tort

14 Tort liability for defective goods

15 Tort liability for defective services

16 Tort liability for premises

Part 4: Elements of employment law

17 Rights at work: the contract of employment and health and safety at work

18 Rights at work: protection against discrimination

19 Rights at work: protection against dismissal and redundancy

Part 5: Introduction to company law

20 Business organisation

21 Forming a registered company

22 Running the company: raising and maintaining capital

23 Daily management of the company: functions of directors, secretary and auditors

24 Company meetings and shareholder participation

Part 6: General principles of intellectual property law

25 Statutory intellectual property protection: copyright, designs, patents and trade marks

26 Common law protection of intellectual property: passing off, malicious falsehood and breach of confidence

Appendix 1: Additional resources

Appendix 2: Worth thinking about? and quiz solutions

Index

Alix Adams has over thirty years experience of teaching law from GCSE to degree and postgraduate level and is a barrister.

"A highly accessible and clearly written book for non-law students." Stuart Peck, Senior Lecturer in Law, London Metropolitan University.

"Adams' book provides a sound core text for business students encountering the law for the first time." Dr Cheryl Dolder, Specialist Associate Lecturer in Law, University of Kent.

"The book clearly introduces principles of law to both law and non-law students in a manner which is easily understood and applied". Sukhninder Panesar, Associate Head of the Department of Law, Coventry University.