Law for business students

Description

This book covers the core topics which appear most frequently on syllabuses and examination papers, and stresses the fact that law operates in the context of society and affects people on a daily basis. Content: Contents; Guided tour, Acknowledgements, Preface; Table of cases; Table of statutes, Table of statutory instruments; Table of European and international legislation; 1 Getting started: an introduction to studying law , 2 How the law is made 3 Resolving legal disputes, 4 The law of contract: offer and acceptance, 5 The law of contract: consideration, intention and privity; 6 The terms of the contract; 7 Defects in the contract: misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influence; 8 More defects: illegality and incapacity; 9 Discharge of the contract and remedies for breach; 10 The law of agency; 11 Sale of goods: the contract and its terms; 12 Sale of goods: transfer of ownership, performance and remedies for breach of contract; 13 Tort liability for defective goods; 14 Tort liability for defective services; 15 Tort liability for premises; 16 Rights at work: the contract of employment and health and safety at work; 17 Rights at work: protection against discrimination; 18 Rights at work: protection against dismissal and redundancy; 19 Business organization; 20 Forming a registered company; 21 Running the company: raising and maintaining capital; 22 Daily management of the company: functions of directors, secretary and auditors; 23 Company meetings and shareholder participation; 24 Statutory intellectual property protection: copyright, designs, patents and trade marks; 25 Common law protection of intellectual property: passing off, malicious falsehood and breach of confidence; 26 Study skills, and revision and examination hints Abstract: This book covers the core topics which appear most frequently on syllabuses and examination papers, and stresses the fact that law operates in the context of society and affects people on a daily basis