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Essentials of business law / Ewan MacIntyre.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harlow : Pearson Longman, 2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxxiii, 470 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405899765 (pbk.)
  • 140589976X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.7307   22
Contents:
The legal system -- Making a contract -- The terms of the contract -- Misrepresentation, Mistake, Duress and Illegality -- Discharge of contracts and remedies for breach -- Agency -- The Sale of Goods Act 1979 -- The tort of negligence -- Nuisance, Trespass, Defamation and Vicarious Liability -- Companies (1): Characteristics and formation -- Companies (2): Management, control and winding up -- Partnership, limited liability partnership and choice of legal status -- Employment (1): The contract of employment, employment rights and dismissal -- Employment (2): Discrimination and Health and Safety -- Regulation of business by the criminal law -- Credit transactions and intellectual property rights -- The resolution of business disputes
Abstract: Building on the success of the first edition, this new edition of Essentials of Business Law continues to provide a lively account of the law as it applies to business courses and related programmes. Diagrams and scenarios firmly locate the law in the real world, ensuring this introductory text explains the sometimes complex legal processes in an easy to understand manner. The second edition is suitable for use on short or introductory courses where students are looking to equip themselves with an understanding of the essential topics. The text also satisfies the business law requirements of the CIMA, ACCA and AAT and is also suitable for students studying at HND/C level.
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Previous ed.: Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2007.

Includes index.

The legal system -- Making a contract -- The terms of the contract -- Misrepresentation, Mistake, Duress and Illegality -- Discharge of contracts and remedies for breach -- Agency -- The Sale of Goods Act 1979 -- The tort of negligence -- Nuisance, Trespass, Defamation and Vicarious Liability -- Companies (1): Characteristics and formation -- Companies (2): Management, control and winding up -- Partnership, limited liability partnership and choice of legal status -- Employment (1): The contract of employment, employment rights and dismissal -- Employment (2): Discrimination and Health and Safety -- Regulation of business by the criminal law -- Credit transactions and intellectual property rights -- The resolution of business disputes

Building on the success of the first edition, this new edition of Essentials of Business Law continues to provide a lively account of the law as it applies to business courses and related programmes. Diagrams and scenarios firmly locate the law in the real world, ensuring this introductory text explains the sometimes complex legal processes in an easy to understand manner. The second edition is suitable for use on short or introductory courses where students are looking to equip themselves with an understanding of the essential topics. The text also satisfies the business law requirements of the CIMA, ACCA and AAT and is also suitable for students studying at HND/C level.

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