Business law. /
Abbot, Keith.
Business law. / Keith Abbot,Norman Pendlebury and Kevin Wardman. - 9th ed. - Hampshire : Cengage Learning EMEA, 2013. - xxv, 677 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes appendix and index.
Contents: Part One: The English legal system: Introduction -- The main sources of English law -- Origins of common law and equity -- The courts -- Tribunals and arbitration -- The personnel of the law -- Procedure and evidence -- The law of persons -- Property law -- Part Two: What is a contract -- Capacity to contract -- Form of contracts -- The contents of contracts -- Invalidating factors -- Discharge of contracts -- Remedies for breach of contract -- Privity of contract -- Part Three: The law of torts: The nature of a tort -- General defences -- Negligence -- Strict liability -- Nuisance -- Trespass and conversion -- Defamation -- Remedies and limitation periods -- Part Four: Commercial law: Agency -- Sale of goods -- Consumer protection -- Competition policy -- Consumer credit -- Insurance -- Patents, copyright, trade mark and passing-off -- Data protection -- Regulatory bodies -- Part Five: Sole trader, partnership and company: Non-corporate bodies -- Corporate bodies - the company -- The articles of association -- Share capital -- Loan capital -- Membership and minority protection -- Directors and the secretary -- Auditors and investigations -- Meetings, resolutions and publicity -- Reconstructions, mergers and takeovers -- Liquidation, administration (and administration orders), receivership and voluntary arrangements -- Part Six: Employment law: Employees and self-employed -- The contract of employment -- The common law duties of an employee -- Wages -- Maternity rights -- Equality -- Termination of contracts of employment -- Redundancy -- Industrial injuries: employer's liability -- Health and safety at work -- Institutions and tribunals -- Trade unions.
KD1629.A32(9e)
Business law. / Keith Abbot,Norman Pendlebury and Kevin Wardman. - 9th ed. - Hampshire : Cengage Learning EMEA, 2013. - xxv, 677 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes appendix and index.
Contents: Part One: The English legal system: Introduction -- The main sources of English law -- Origins of common law and equity -- The courts -- Tribunals and arbitration -- The personnel of the law -- Procedure and evidence -- The law of persons -- Property law -- Part Two: What is a contract -- Capacity to contract -- Form of contracts -- The contents of contracts -- Invalidating factors -- Discharge of contracts -- Remedies for breach of contract -- Privity of contract -- Part Three: The law of torts: The nature of a tort -- General defences -- Negligence -- Strict liability -- Nuisance -- Trespass and conversion -- Defamation -- Remedies and limitation periods -- Part Four: Commercial law: Agency -- Sale of goods -- Consumer protection -- Competition policy -- Consumer credit -- Insurance -- Patents, copyright, trade mark and passing-off -- Data protection -- Regulatory bodies -- Part Five: Sole trader, partnership and company: Non-corporate bodies -- Corporate bodies - the company -- The articles of association -- Share capital -- Loan capital -- Membership and minority protection -- Directors and the secretary -- Auditors and investigations -- Meetings, resolutions and publicity -- Reconstructions, mergers and takeovers -- Liquidation, administration (and administration orders), receivership and voluntary arrangements -- Part Six: Employment law: Employees and self-employed -- The contract of employment -- The common law duties of an employee -- Wages -- Maternity rights -- Equality -- Termination of contracts of employment -- Redundancy -- Industrial injuries: employer's liability -- Health and safety at work -- Institutions and tribunals -- Trade unions.
KD1629.A32(9e)