Business Law, 4th edition

Ewan Macintyre is a Senior Lecturer in Business Law at Nottingham Trent Law School, and has extensive experience in teaching business law. He is also the author of a new textbook, Essentials of Business Law (Longman).

Preface Guided Tour Table of Cases Table of Statutes Table of Statutory Instruments Table of EU Legislation Study Skills 1. The legal system 2. The courts and legal personnel 3. Formation of contracts - offer and acceptance 4. Other requirements of a contract - intention to create legal relations - consideration - formalities - capacity 5. Contractual terms 6. Misrepresentation - mistake - duress and undue influence - illegality 7. Discharge of liability - remedies for breach of contract 8. Terms implied by statute 9. Sale of goods - the passing of ownership 10. Sale of goods - duties of the parties - remedies - international sales 11. Agency 12. The law of torts 1 13. The law of torts 2 14. Credit transactions 15. Partnership 16. The nature of a company and formation of a company 17. The management of a company 18. Shareholders - resolutions - maintenance of capital - minority protection - debentures 19. Winding up of companies - limited liability partnerships -benefit of trading as a company, partnership or limited liability partnership 20. Employment 1 - duties of employer and employee - dismissal - redundancy 21. Employment 2 - discrimination - health and safety - rights of employees 22. Regulation of business by the imposition of criminal liability 23. Business property Appendix I: Company law in force until September 2009 Appendix II: Answers to test your understanding questions Bibilography Index