Business Law

Part 1 The English legal system: the main sources of English law; the subsidiary sources of law; English legal history; the courts; tribunals and arbitration; the personnel of the law; procedure and evidence; property law; trusts. Part 2 The law of contract: the concept of contract; the formation of a contract; capacity to contract; form of contracts; the contents of contracts; vitiating factors; discharge of contracts; remedies for breach of contract; privity of contract. Part 3 The law of torts: the nature of a tort; general defences; capacity; negligence; strict liability; nuisance; trespass and conversion; defamation; remedies and limitation periods. Part 4 Commercial law: agency; sale of goods; consumer credit; negotiable instruments; insurance; carriage of goods; lien and bailment; bankruptcy; patents, copyright, trade marks and passing off; Data Protection Act 1984; regulatory bodies. Part 5 Company law and partnerships: incorporation; the memorandum and 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 receivership; the law of partnership. Part 6 Employment law: employees and independent contractors; the contract of employment; the common-law duties of an employee; duties of an employer; wages; maternity rights; discrimination; termination of contracts of employment; redundancy; social security; industrial injuries - employers' liability; health and safety at work; institutions and tribunals; trade unions (including trade union reform and employment rights).