Business Law for a New Century

The legal environment: Introduction to Law; Business ethics and social responsibility; Dispute resolution; Common law, statutory law, and administrative law; Constitutional law; Intentional torts and business torts; Negligence and strict liability; Crime; International law. Contracts: Introduction to contracts; Agreement; Consideration; Legality; Capacity and consent; Written contracts; Third parties; Performance and discharge; Remedies. Commercial transactions: Introduction to sales; Ownership and risk; Warranties and product liability; Performance and remedies; Creating a negotiable instrument; Liability for negotiable instruments; Liability for negotiable instruments - Banks and their customers; Secured transactions; Bankruptcy. Agency and employment law: Agency - the inside relationship; Agency - the outside relationship; Employment law; Labour law; Business organizations: Starting a business; Partnerships; Life and death of a corporation; Corporate management; Shareholders; Securities regulation; Accountants - liability and professional responsibility. Government regulation: Antitrust; Consumer law; Environmental law. Property and cyberlaw: Cyberlaw; Intellectual property; Real property; Landlord-tenant; Personal property; Planning for the future - estates and insurance.