Business law . /
Keith Abbott, Norman Pendlebury and Kevin Wardman.
- 9th ed.
- Andover, Hampshire: Cengage Learning, 2013.
- xxi, 677 p. : ill. ;
Includes appendix and index.
Contents: Methods of learning -- Examination technique -- Part I: The English legal system -- Introduction -- The Main sources of English Law -- Origins of common law and equity -- The Courts -- Tribunals and arbitration -- The Personnel of the law -- Procedure and evidence -- The Law of persons -- Property law -- Part II: What is a contract? -- Capacity to contract -- The Contents of contracts -- Invalidating factors -- Discharge of contracts -- Remedies for breach of contracts -- Privity of contracts -- Part III: The nature of a Tort -- General Defenses -- Capacity in Tort-- Negligence -- Strict liability -- Nuisance -- Trespass and Conversion -- Defamation - Remedies and limitation Periods -- Part IV: Agency -- Sale of Goods -- Consumer protection -- Competition policy -- Consumer credit -- Insurance -- Patents, copyright, trade Marks and passing-off -- The Data Protection -- Regulatory bodies -- Part V: Non-corporate bodies -Corporate bodies- the Company -- The Articles of Association -- Share capital -- Loan capital -- Membership and minority protection -- Directors and the secretary -- Auditors and investigations -- Meetings resolutions and publicity -- Re-constructions, mergers and takeovers - Liquidation, administration (and administration orders), receivership and voluntary arrangements -- Part VI: Employment law -- Employees and independent contractors -- The Contract of employment -- The Common Law duties of an employee -- Duties of an employer -- Wages -- Maternity rights -- Equality -- Termination of contracts of employment -- Redundancy -- Social Security -- Industrial inquiries: employers liability -- Health and safety at work -- Institutions and tribunals -- Trade Unions .