Business Law

Andy Gibson has worked in private legal practice and lectured in business law now for 40 years, first at the (then) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, then at Griffith University and finally at Southern Cross University where he is now an adjunct Associate Professor there as well as at the Universal Business School Sydney. Andy has co-authored a number of business law texts with Doug Fraser, as well as being sole author of a Sports Law text. He has jointly authored a text on the law of torts and was the founding editor of a sports law loose-leaf publication. Andy was Financial Director of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA) and is now a life member. He developed a case index on sports law cases in Australia for the ANZSLA, as well as being an editor and reviewer for the ANZSLA peer-reviewed Sports Lay Journal. He also writes occasional articles on various sports law issues that clubs and associations in sport face today for the Sport Australia publication, Play by the Rules, as well as conducting seminars for sporting bodies on legal issues such as governance and disputes.

PART 1 The legal framework
Chapter 1 Legal foundations
Chapter 2 How the legal system works
PART 2 Law of contracts
Chapter 3 Creating a contract
Chapter 4 Validity
Chapter 5 Terms of the contract
Chapter 6 Rights and liabilities of the parties, discharge and remedies
PART 3 Civil liability
Chapter 7 Civil liability: The law of torts and negligence
Chapter 8 Applications of the torts of negligence and defamation to the business
PART 4 Consumer law
Chapter 9 The Australian Consumer Law: Misleading or deceptive conduct, false or misleading representations and unfair practices
Chapter 10 Other consumer protections under the Australian Consumer Law
PART 5 Business organisation and the law
Chapter 11 Agency
Chapter 12 Sole traders and partnerships
Chapter 13 Introduction to companies and incorporated associations
Chapter 14 Choosing a business entity
Chapter 15 Insurance
Chapter 16 Ethics and business practice
Chapter 17 Insolvency and debt recovery
Chapter 18 The work environment and the employment relationship
Chapter 19 Ethics and regulations in marketing and advertising

Additional online only PDF chapters

Chapter 20 Other business related torts
Chapter 21 Sale of goods - business to business
Chapter 22 Property and mortgages
Chapter 23 Intellectual property
Chapter 24 Criminal law in a business context
Chapter 25 Competition law
Chapter 26 Electronic commerce
Chapter 27 Negotiable instruments
Chapter 28 Consumer credit and privacy