Essentials of Business Law

Ewan MacIntyre is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Law School and has extensive experience in teaching business law. He is the author of the successful textbook, Business Law (Pearson), and also Law Express: Business Law and Law Express: Scottish Business Law (with Josephine Bisacre) in the bestselling revision guide series.

Preface

Guided tour

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Table of statutory instruments

Table of European legislation



Study skills



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

Glossary

Index